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[Term] Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Scoring [Why it matters] CBO has been scoring various House and Senate health-reform proposals to give lawmakers information about how much their legislation would cost over a 10-year period. [What it is] 
A nonpartisan federal agency staffed by economists and policy experts that evaluates, or "scores," the effect of congressional legislation on the federal budget.
Understanding the Health-Care Debate: Your Indispensable Guide-TIME
What it is