Former CBO directors strike back at criticisms of agency

By Robert King

Published July 21, 2017 3:11pm ET

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Former CBO directors strike back at criticisms of agency — Budget Director Mick Mulvaney dismissed an upcoming CBO analysis widely expected to conclude that more Americans will be uninsured under a proposal to dismantle Obamacare. He said that the score wasn't fair because it used methodology from former Obamacare architect Jon Gruber. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

Former leaders of the Congressional Budget Office are defending the agency under scrutiny from the White House and Republican-controlled Congress.

Eight former directors of the CBO sent a letter to Republican and Democratic House and Senate leaders on Friday. The letter was in response to attacks from Republicans in Congress and the White House questioning the integrity of the agency that has given poor marks to the GOP’s Obamacare repeal efforts.

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