Sustained/Overruled

• Congressional Budget Office examines the "American Health Care Act" and finds it wanting.  As it were.  (Los Angeles Times document copy of report.  Via Karoli Kuns at Crooks and Liars, with Bernie Sanders video.  See also David Leonhardt's column at the New York Times:

  Distraction is a tactic of the politicians who are trying to take away health insurance from people. These politicians can’t sell their proposals on the merits. That’s why both the House and, thus far, the Senate have refused to hold any hearings. They know that virtually every expert across the ideological spectrum — including groups representing doctors, nurses, hospitals, patients and senior citizens — opposes the bill.
  
  Unable to win a debate on its merits, Republican leaders need to change the subject. They can’t let their proposals be judged on whether they improve the American health care system, because they don’t. They need to create a lower standard by which the plan will be judged.

  [Emphasis added by me.]
• John Lewis opposes proposed federal budget and cuts. Report by Alexandra Rosenmann at AlterNet, with video.
• The masks are off, people.