Chief Medicare Actuary on President's health care claims: "I would say false, more so than true"

At a House Budget Committee hearing earlier today, Medicare's Chief Actuary Rick Foster provided a concise, damaging verdict on two key promises of the health care law's proponents.

McCLINTOCK: "True or false: The two principle promises that were made in support of Obamacare were one, that it would hold costs down. True or false?"

FOSTER: "I would say false, more so than true."

McCLINTOCK: "The other promise... was the promise that if you like your plan, you can keep it. True or false?"

FOSTER: "Not true in all cases."

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[sunderll]

What, this can't be. President Obama said this wouldn't happen..Did he lie?

[usactionnewsdotcom]

How can anyone believe anything Obama says?

[rwoodward61]

OMG....Obama lied to me!!! Is this one of those WTF moments?

[praheelie]

I bet most of the network news orgs, cnn, and msnbc won't show the first 40 seconds of that testimony.

[SuperZippo79]

What a very telling Q&A session. The nervous laugh before answering showed a lot too.

[MrCalipachanguero]

Obummer is a pox on America. He is a tool of the New World Order just like Bush!

[merlettah]

My we have a moment of silence in honor of this rare moment of truth on Capitol Hill. How fantastic is that uncomfortable laugh he makes before speaking the truth.

[jollytroopersucks]

As if we didn't know the answers.