The Republican Study Committee convened a meeting Monday evening with CBO Director Phillip Swagel and Tom Barthold, chief of staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation, to discuss the process for estimating program costs and savings as part of a possible third budget reconciliation bill, according to four people granted anonymity to describe the private gathering.
RSC Chair August Pfluger of Texas, as well as Budget Chair Jodey Arrington of Texas and House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman of Alabama, were at the meeting. Reps. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania and Gary Palmer of Alabama were also in attendance, according to one of the…
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