Sunday, October 20, 2013

Popcorn Time: Pressure Mounts for Sebelius to Testify about ObamaCare Website Problems

FOX News reports:

House Republicans are increasing pressure on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to testify about a litany of problems with the ObamaCare website in its opening weeks.

Leaders of the chamber’s Energy and Commerce Committee are pressing for public answers after the Obama administration and companies involved in the site's development and launch said the online health care exchange was “on track” for the October 1. start.[...]

Committee Chairman Fred Upton began focusing on Secretary Sebelius after she went to Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” last week to talk about the website.

“Secretary Sebelius had time for Jon Stewart, and we expect her to have time for Congress,” the Michigan Republican has repeatedly said.

The committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday that will focus on whether officials involved with the site “Didn't Know or Didn't Disclose” problems. And the committee has for the third time in the past two days publicly called upon the administration to send witnesses to Capitol Hill to provide answers.

The requests, which have so far been rejected, include a letter Thursday directly to Secretary Sebelius.
It is always a plus when the ineptness of government is revealed to the public, this is twice as important with the outrage known as Obamacare.

2 comments:

  1. "Secretary Sebelius regrets she will be unable to testify in person but recognizes and appreciates the valuable oversight role of Congress. In keeping with this, she has prepared a written statement on the current issues with the healthcare.gov site and the corrective action being undertaken by the Department and its partners: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore . . .'"

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