Health and Human Services Department Fiscal Year 2015 Budget

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Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified on the Health and Human Services Department fiscal year 2015 budget request.

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http://waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=371847 Focus Of The Hearing U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius will discuss the details of the President’s HHS FY15 budget proposals that are within the Committee’s jurisdiction.

Hearing Advisory Chairman Camp Announces Hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Witness List

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services Testimony

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Live Hearing
http://www.c-span.org/video/?318217-1/hearing-fy2015-hhs-budget

Hearing Notice
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=371847

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ObamaCare’s Secret Mandate Exemption

HHS quietly repeals the individual purchase rule for two more years.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3132341/posts

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304250204579433312607325596?mg=reno64-wsj

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1 Trillion Dollars!!!

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Paging Judge Smails....”You'll get nothing, and like it!”

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Diane Black addressing the WSJ article.
Sebelius - if you can’t afford coverage, you are not obligated to purchase it.
hardship exemption has always been part of the law

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Lynn Jenkins, KS
asks about promises on the cost not adding to deficit

Sebelius says it is paid for

Jenkins - it is NOT paid for - what is your proposal to pay for it?

Sebelius - never seen the study you are talking about

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Tom Price
How many have paid their premiums?

Sebelius: I don’t know

Price: How can that be?

Sebelius: they don’t pay us - they pay the insurance company

Price: How many were previously insured?
Sebelius: We don’t know

Price: You should know
Sebelius: we qualify them and they enroll

Price:

Sebelius: as soon as we have info we will give it to you

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Peter J. Roskam, IL
asks about a special inspector general for HHS

Sebelius looks frightened by the idea

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You would never know by the Q & A – this representative is a Democrat!!!

4:20 Minutes
Taxpayers deserve to get their money’s worth. How much does it cost us for someone who is insured?
Rep. Doggett discusses health care with Sec. Sebelius
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp0cgiojPpU

This is the best grilling on the budget that came out of the hearing today.

4:13 Minutes
Obama’s promise not to add to the deficit, yet this law will add 6.2 Trillion
Can you explain Obama’s promise?

Sebelius: ACA was paid for according to CBO – saving 100B in first decade and more in the second decade.

Jenkins: It was not paid for – it adds to the debt. Now that you have data it will add 6.2 Trillion to the debt. What have you proposed that will bring that into line?

Sebelius: I have no idea what the 6 trillion is based on.

Jenkins: You do know what the government accountability office is?
Sebelius: I have never seen the study you are talking about

Congresswoman Jenkins Questions Secretary Sebelius on the Cost of ObamaCare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et5tgNFIoqM