From the New York Times:

The Senate Finance Committee still intends to vote this week on its health care bill, possibly as soon as Thursday. But the panel's 10 Republicans want to have some budget and tax experts weigh in first.

In a letter on Tuesday to the committee's chairman, Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, the Republicans demanded that officials from the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation be brought before the panel to answer any questions ahead of any changes or a final vote on the health care bill.

''Before the Committee votes to report the legislation out of committee,'' the letter said, ''it is important that all members have a thorough understanding of the cost of the legislation and how individuals, families and businesses will be affected.''

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