Republican group runs ad to defend Obamacare repeal from CBO score

By David M. Drucker

Published May 23, 2017 10:00am ET

Republican group runs ad to defend Obamacare repeal from CBO score — House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, standing with Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., right, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, speaks during a news conference on the American Health Care Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

The political nonprofit aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan is planning an advertising blitz to counteract a potentially bad score for the Republican healthcare bill from the Congressional Budget Office.

American Action Network on Tuesday announced a $2 million ad campaign in 21 House districts and national television, timed to coincide with Wednesday’s expected release of the CBO analysis of the American Health Care Act, which passed the House on May 4.