Another day, another Obama SCANDAL! Now its HHS!

[Anquan Jihad]

HHS Under Investigation For Illegally Soliciting Donations From The Same Companies That It Would Then Regulate




What is this now? Scandal 552 of the Obama administration?

Via WFB:


The House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announcing an investigation into recent reports that HHS is soliciting funds to support Obamacare.

The leaders wrote, “Currently, health insurers are seeking HHS approval to qualify for the health exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act so that they may attempt to sell their services to the public when enrollment begins in a few months. Your agency also has the power to review the insurance rates that providers wish to charge.”

The leaders requested HHS provide by May 27, 2013, a list of individuals, companies, and organizations that have been received the fundraising pitch, a list of HHS employees that participated, a summary of the communications and information relayed, and detailed information on the funding sources and amount spent/allocated to implement the law.

Sebelius is no stranger to controversy after violating the Hatch Act in 2012. The New York Times reported Sunday that she was fundraising for nonprofits to ensure the success of Obamacare.

Senator Lamar Alexander specifically questioned the legality of this outreach, noting that the responsibility to fund the Executive Branch is the purview of Congress under the Constitution; you cannot circumvent it by reaching out to private donors.

[koalabear]

They said they were sorry.

[phrodeau]

What scandals were there?

[vetteman]

The Senator is being polite:

Sen. Alexander: Kathleen Sebelius' actions 'may be illegal'

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is taking aim at Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, saying her fundraising efforts and coordination with private entities to implement President Barack Obama’s new health care law “may be illegal.”

Alexander, of Tennessee, is the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate committee overseeing health policy.

In a Saturday statement, he said Sebelius’ actions should “cease immediately and should be fully investigated by Congress,” and he compared her activities to the Iran-Contra incident, in which a Reagan administration official raised money and sent it to private entities to support Nicaraguan rebels after Congress refused to fund the cause.

Alexander pointed to a Friday article in the Washington Post that said Sebelius “has gone, hat in hand, to health industry executives, asking them to make large financial donations to help with the effort to implement President Obama’s landmark health care law.”

The article said many of the secretary’s calls were made to gain support for Enroll America, described as “the most prominent nonprofit working on the health care law’s implementation.”

The senator cited a report by the Iran-Contra Congressional Joint Select Committee, which says “Congress’s exclusive control over the expenditure of funds cannot legally be evaded through the use of gifts or donations to the executive branch.”

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20...s-may-illegal-

[miles]

The most corrupt and toxic Presidency in the history of the US.

We told you so.

[phrodeau]

Originally Posted by miles

The most corrupt and toxic Presidency in the history of the US.

We told you so.

So Obama isn't inept and ineffective any more?

[vetteman]

Originally Posted by miles

The most corrupt and toxic Presidency in the history of the US.

We told you so.

A page from the history of the Obama administration:

[mercury14]

Originally Posted by phrodeau

What scandals were there?

Sibelius asked healthcare executives, church groups, and community groups to contribute money to private nonprofit groups that are working to increase awareness of the law.

HHS spokesman Jason Young added that a special section in the Public Health Service Act allows the secretary to support and encourage others to support nonprofit groups working to provide health information and conduct other public-health activities.

Young said that Sebelius did not solicit for funds directly from industries that HHS regulates, such as insurance companies and hospitals, but rather asked them to contribute in whatever way they can.

Scandal! Scandal! The director of HHS asked people to give to charity! Scandal!

Unless there's some new information out this is another GOP overreach like the Benghazi non-scandal that's an "impeachable offense" despite to crime of any sort happening.

[Anquan Jihad]

Originally Posted by mercury14

Sibelius asked healthcare executives, church groups, and community groups to contribute money to private nonprofit groups that are working to increase awareness of the law.




.

and with what we know now

IF THEY DONT

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE AFTER THEM

Godfather politics!.....AN OFFER NO ONE CAN REFUSE!

[Anquan Jihad]

Originally Posted by mercury14

Unless there's some new information out this is another GOP overreach like the Benghazi non-scandal that's an "impeachable offense" despite to crime of any sort happening.

now tahts comedy!


I know

Lets talk

HAIRCUTS

DRESSAGE

shall we?

[phrodeau]

Originally Posted by mercury14

Sibelius asked healthcare executives, church groups, and community groups to contribute money to private nonprofit groups that are working to increase awareness of the law.




Scandal! Scandal! The director of HHS asked people to give to charity! Scandal!

Unless there's some new information out this is another GOP overreach like the Benghazi non-scandal that's an "impeachable offense" despite to crime of any sort happening.

Oh.

Didn't the elder President Bush say the same thing once, with a thousand points of something?

[mercury14]

Originally Posted by Anquan Jihad

now tahts comedy!


I know

Lets talk

HAIRCUTS

DRESSAGE

shall we?

If the GOP thought their was a crime committed in Benghazi they would have made an allegation.

[julybaby04]

Originally Posted by mercury14

If the GOP thought their was a crime committed in Benghazi they would have made an allegation.

Murder of 4 people......thought murder was a crime.

(I suppose since this group are governing under the "Chicago" brand, then murder is apparently no big deal)...

[Anquan Jihad]

Originally Posted by mercury14

If the GOP thought their was a crime committed in Benghazi they would have made an allegation.

of STFU with more nonsense

at least FREAK DOH! is funny

[miles]

Is merc drunk? Jesus Fucktard Christ.

[Anquan Jihad]

Originally Posted by miles

Is merc drunk? Jesus Fucktard Christ.

no

he is playing a role

[vetteman]

Originally Posted by Anquan Jihad

no

he is playing a role

It's an autobiography.

[vetteman]

Originally Posted by miles

Is merc drunk? Jesus Fucktard Christ.

No not at all:

[miles]

He's a permanent resident of Bizarro World.

[kbate]

Originally Posted by mercury14

Sibelius asked healthcare executives, church groups, and community groups to contribute money to private nonprofit groups that are working to increase awareness of the law.




Scandal! Scandal! The director of HHS asked people to give to charity! Scandal!

Unless there's some new information out this is another GOP overreach like the Benghazi non-scandal that's an "impeachable offense" despite to crime of any sort happening.

Well, the person under investigation said, "I didn't do it." Investigation over. That's that. Whew. That was close, and it was like, the first time in history that someone said, "i didn't do it".

[Anquan Jihad]

Originally Posted by kbate

Well, the person under investigation said, "I didn't do it." Investigation over. That's that. Whew. That was close, and it was like, the first time in history that someone said, "i didn't do it".

[vetteman]

Originally Posted by miles

He's a permanent resident of Bizarro World.

Merc and UD busy at work:

[Anquan Jihad]

[vetteman]

Originally Posted by Anquan Jihad

Impeach Obama and Biden, job goes to Boner.

[mercury14]

Originally Posted by kbate

Well, the person under investigation said, "I didn't do it." Investigation over. That's that. Whew. That was close, and it was like, the first time in history that someone said, "i didn't do it".

Backup.

There's no investigation.

There's a probe, a simple request for a document.

Now that the crust is cleared out of your eyes would you like to rephrase your post?