House Republicans accused the Obama administration Tuesday of stonewalling their investigation into whether the government is funding an obscure Obamacare program without asking Congress for the money first.
Earlier this month, Republican lawmakers were emboldened by federal court ruling that said the administration is unlawfully paying insurers who are required to reduce costs for poorer customers on Obamacare’s exchanges.
But they also want to know if the administration is going around the Affordable Care Act’s text to fund the Basic Health Program, a second, lesser-known part of the 2010 health care law that allows states to set up a coverage program for low-income people who are ineligible for Medicaid and would otherwise enter Obamacare’s subsidized health care exchanges.
So far, only Minnesota and New York have implemented the program.
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, Texas Republican, said they have been asking for nearly a year about how the program is funded. They said a high-ranking official who briefed them did not bring any of the documents with her and that documents they later received had multiple redactions.
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They knew it was illegal from the beginning. They lied to Congress & Americans.
ReplyDeleteHillary was involved in this , she must have been , it's illegal.
ReplyDeleteyou know they are doing that. I am holding hope trump will fix this democrat mess.
ReplyDeleteDave T: Again corruption from this administration. When they don't like the rules, they just make new ones or flagrantly break the existing ones. Some role model. But in my opinion, the establishment Republican party holds blame here also for their inability to enforce the law, and get results. All I ever hear year after year is how the GOP is trying to get Obama to do this or that because he's not following the rules. From Fast and Furious to the Beghazi, it's all the same. The GOP is impotent while the liberal left is taking full advantage. Pathetic to see such an over sized, bloated government, manipulating the people and destroying peoples faith and confidence in government. It gives me pride when I go to work anymore and get dirty at my job because this dirt washes off, which is more than I can say for those self proclaimed "public servants" in Washington. I feel good knowing that hell is a special place specifically designed for people like our politicians who will receive the just punishment they deserve.
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