Tuesday, December 17, 2013
With the Healthcare.gov website problems ironed out, Darrell Issa and his GOP thugs turn their attention to intimidating the Obamacare navigators.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is accusing Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who chairs the House oversight committee, of attempting to "stifle, intimidate and impugn the reputation" of Obamacare navigators, the individuals tasked with helping others sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
In an op-ed in the Dallas Morning News, Sebelius said a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Affordable Care Act set to be held in Texas on Monday was "designed" to derail the work of the navigators.
"What opponents of the new law could not do legislatively, at the ballot box, or even by shutting down the federal government, they’re now trying to do through other means," Sebelius writes. "Case in point is Monday’s congressional hearing in Dallas, designed to stifle, intimidate and impugn the reputation of people who have been working hard to help their fellow Texans get covered."
She continues, "With so many Texans lacking affordable coverage, now is not the time to be putting up roadblocks. We should be helping navigators and other assisters in their important work, not demonizing, demoralizing or deterring them."
Monday's hearing will focus on "recent reports of fraudulent activity related to the ObamaCare navigators program," according to a press release issued by the committee last week.
Yeah, I think we all know that any "recent reports of fraudulent activity" were pulled right out of Darrell Issa's ass. This is such a blatant misuse of power that I cannot believe even Republican supporters do not see this as nothing more than a case of revenge against the administration for not caving into Republican pressure and more obstructionism going forward.
I can no longer even say Issa's name without spitting.
He is perhaps the most vile POS in the House and his strong arm tactics are just this side of Mafia-like intimidation techniques.
He is a joke who has launched so many bullshit investigations that even if he were to uncover evidence of wrongdoing by this administration, there are few who would take him seriously.
Well besides Fox News of course.
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