Ticker Tally: Health Care Bill Costs $849 Billion

Nothing like a little competition to liven up an otherwise slow day on the Bowl…

News broke this afternoon that the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Senate health care bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years, reduce deficit by $127 billion and insure an additional 31 million Americans. So, who had it first?

Our ticker has CNN’s Dana Bash with it at 4:41pm followed by Reuters, MSNBC, Fox and AP.

CNN – 4:41
Reuters – 4:45
MSNBC – 4:46
Fox – 4:49
AP- 4:49

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