Breaking: CBO score puts bill at $940 billion over 10 years

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer also said Thursday that the chamber is on track to vote on the overhaul bill on Sunday.
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It’s the same day Obama plans to leave for an overseas trip. The president has already delayed the trip once so he can be present for the vote and help with the 11th-hour arm-twisting that inevitably will precede it.

“You’ve got to realize how complicated this is and how focused we are on getting it right,” Hoyer said Wednesday near the end of a long day of meetings on the legislation. “We’re waiting to get a real confidence level.”