[...] "What's your best guess on how long the CBO takes with the new health deal?" I asked, wondering how long the delay would be while the Congressional Budget Office reviews a brand new deal worked out by ten Democratic Senators on health care.
"Four to five days," he said without stopping...
Later in the day that ... intelligence was confirmed, when Sen. Reid went to the Senate floor, and raised morale by saying that he was ready to give Senators the weekend off, while Democrats wait for the CBO review to be finished.
"Anyone who has had any experience with CBO knows that is going to take days, in the plural," Reid said, admitting that this debate is going to be on hold until those budget numbers come back.
"We've worked really hard here," Reid added. "I see no reason to punish everyone this weekend," as he recounted the story of a female Senator who said she really needed to get home to tend to family matters.
SOURCE: Jamie Dupree
