
Gottheimer says he expects to move forward on social spending bill if CBO score matches
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer, the Democratic co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, indicated Sunday that he wants to wait for an official cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office before moving forward on President Joe Biden's economic agenda bill.
"I think what's most important for people to understand is, the responsible thing to do when you get a piece of legislation like this is to do a full analysis and to understand the impact on your district and the families in your district. And that's what I'm looking at, to make sure that when we vote for this and give the country this win that we deliver the way we should deliver," the New Jersey Democrat told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union," also expressing optimism that the bill would be fully paid for.
Congress passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday after it stalled in the House where some Democrats attached its fate to the party's large social spending package.

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