Thread by @ChadPergram

1) Moderate House Democrats are NOT happy about House Democratic leaders trying to forge ahead with the social spending bill without a full, complete Congressional Budget Office (CBO) “score” or price tag.

2) The House has just released a 2,135 page “manager’s amendment” to the legislation introduced last week. The 2,135 pages represent the new bill, as amended, by “the managers” of the legislation.

3) Democratic leaders have reminded Blue Dog Democrats that they don’t need a full score to go to the floor. However, the House has certain PAYGO rules (meaning, the House must pay for measures “as they go”).

4) The House Rules Committee, now preparing the legislation for the floor, will have to waive PAYGO as part of the parameters to put the legislation on the floor.

5) That said, part of the legislation has been “pre-scored.” Democratic leaders have tried to cobble together an assortment of “scores” dealing with various provisions in the bill, with information provided from the White House and the Joint Committee on Taxation.

6) But that is not a final score.

A group of five moderate Democrats are insisting that the bill get a full score before the bill goes to the floor, potentially as early as tomorrow.

7) As a result, Democratic leaders are trying to force the issue and pressure moderate Democrats to vote yes. Moderate Democrats are irate that they are having to fillet 2,135 pages of new legislation on the fly.

8) “We resent it,” said one moderate Democratic source. “This is only strengthening our resolve.”

9) Fox is anticipating a lengthy Rules Committee meeting on the legislation which could bleed DEEP into the night. The Rules Committee is the gateway for legislation to hit the House floor.

10) Fox is told that starting the Rules Committee meeting so late in the day is a tactic to wear everyone out and curb debate so the House can potentially consider the legislation tomorrow.