Sebelius Says ‘Hold Me Accountable’ for Obamacare Flaws

[Purveyor]

U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius refused to give in to calls by lawmakers to fire the government administrators who worked on the Obamacare exchange rollout, saying “hold me accountable for the debacle.”

In a contentious exchange, Republicans at a House committee hearing today quizzed Sebelius on the malfunctioning website that is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. They also raised privacy concerns, pressed her on insurance cancellations and demanded resignations, including of the federal official who oversaw the opening of the website.

“Will you please ask for the resignation of Gary Cohen, because he has repeatedly come to this committee and misled us?” asked Michael Burgess, a Texas Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee. Sebelius replied: “I will not, sir.”

Sebelius also defended Michelle Snyder, the chief operations officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who was in charge of building the healthcare.gov website. Sebelius said she, not Snyder, was to blame and apologized for the site flaws as her agency works to achieve “an optimally functioning” exchange by the end of November.

“Although you did apologize and you have said it’s a debacle, you also seem to think that the Affordable Care Act is great,” said Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Republican. “Myself and others have a different view. Ultimately the American people will decide.”

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-30/republicans-seeking-obamacare-accountability-tag-sebelius.html

[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. I'm Joe Barton, and I'm a shit eating jack ass!

My stupidity is comical.

[geek tragedy]

2. "Please resign so we can filibuster your replacement." monkey court nt

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. The American people HAVE decided sir..

as have both Houses...the President and the Supreme Court!