Claim: Rep. Michele Bachmann's claim that Democrats "secretly" hid $105 billion in health care spending is way off base. It's true that the new health care law contains many billions in future spending, but there was no secret about that. The Minnesota Republican told "Meet the Press" host David Gregory that "secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation to fund the implementation of Obamacare." But the truth is that much,
Fact-check: No Secret: Bachmann Gets It Wrong - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rep. michele bachmann's claim that democrats "secretly" hid $105 billion in health care spending is way off base. it's true that the new health care law contains many billions in future spending, but there was no secret about that. the minnesota republican told "meet the press" host david gregory that "secretly, unbeknownst to members of congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the obamacare legislation to fund the implementation of obamacare." but the truth is that much,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-03-08T22:33:08