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ObamaCare CO-OPs Plagued with Legal, Financial Issues, Oversight Committee Report Finds

“The Committee’s ongoing oversight has identified instances in which HHS approved loans for companies with existing insolvency, personnel mismanagement, and legal issues,” the report states. “In addition, the Committee’s oversight has uncovered evidence that some companies attempted to influence the Administration to modify program eligibility requirements in the statute. The Committee has discovered communications that demonstrate a politically cozy relationship between company ...

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Oversight Committee Announces Witnesses for North Carolina Field Hearing on Affordable Care Act

“When the President told Americans ‘if they liked their healthcare, they could keep it’, many believed him,” said Chairman Issa. “In this hearing, we will hear the stories of those North Carolinians who have experienced firsthand the increased premiums and dropped coverage as a result of the President’s landmark legislative achievement. Americans will also hear from small business owners who are facing uncertainty providing healthcare to their employees in the wake of ObamaCare.”

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Issa Statement on Low ObamaCare Enrollment Numbers

“The 27,000 enrollments through federally facilitated exchange pale in comparison to the millions of Americans who have lost their health insurance under ObamaCare,” Issa stated. “The president promised that if you like your health insurance, you can keep it – period. Not only is that untrue, but this Administration cannot even offer a workable alternative to people once they have lost the insurance they liked. At today’s House Oversight Committee hearing, White House officials could ...

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Former VA Official Asserts His Fifth Amendment Privilege on Lavish Conference Spending

WASHINGTON - At a hearing today on lavish conference spending at the Department of Veterans Affairs, John Sepulveda, former Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration at the Department, asserted his fifth amendment privilege and refused to testify about two conferences held by the Department of Veterans Affairs in July 2011 and August 2011 in Orlando, ...

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Issa Subpoenas National Park Service Documents During Oversight Hearing

WASHINGTON – Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today issued a subpoena to National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis for documents related to the Park Service’s budget strategy during sequestration. The subpoena was issued during a joint hearing on the Park Service’s decision to barricade open-air memorials, including the World War II Memorial, to visitors and veterans during the government shutdown. ...

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Top IRS Obamacare Official Counseled White House on Taxpayer Lawsuit, IRS Document Indicates Confidential Taxpayer Information Discussed

WASHINGTON - At a hearing today before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Sarah Hall Ingram, the top Obamacare official at the Internal Revenue Service, today was unable to recall details about her own e-mail correspondence with White House officials the IRS has indicated contained legally protected confidential taxpayer information.  The information was apparently disclosed during her efforts to counsel senior White House officials in response to lawsuits from ...

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Head of IRS ObamaCare Implementation to Testify Before Oversight Committee

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 9th, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa , R-Calif., will convene a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) implementation and enforcement of ObamaCare. The hearing will feature testimony from Sarah Hall Ingram, Director of the IRS’s Affordable Care Act Office, and will examine the operational ...

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Oversight Report on Obamacare Enrollment Programs Reveals Risk of Fraud, Misinformation

Top HHS Officials Admit Navigator and Assister Programs are Targets for Identity Theft WASHINGTON – The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released a new staff report on Obamacare’s Navigator and Assister programs, which includes admissions from top Health and Human Services officials that the program lacks basic safeguards against fraud and abuse. The Navigator program was created by Obamacare as an ...

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On Anniversary of Benghazi Attacks, Issa Honors Heroes and Announces Hearing for Next Week

“One year ago, four Americans were killed in a vicious and planned attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi. Today, we remember Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone S. Woods, who served their country honorably and died protecting it. We also remember their families and colleagues, who will always keenly feel their loss,” Chairman Issa stated.

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IRS Pays Out Billions in ID Fraud

“Drug dealers are turning to IRS identity theft because it’s less risky and more lucrative. There are 78% more incidents this year than last year,” said Chairman Mica. “This is not a ‘phony scandal’- this is a real problem costing taxpayers billions and the Administration is failing to act.”