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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTop House Democrat Rips Darrell Issa For Spreading Lies About Healthcare.gov Website
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/11/08/top-house-democrat-rips-darrell-issa-spreading-lies-healthcare-gov-website.htmlTop House Democrat Rips Darrell Issa For Spreading Lies About Healthcare.gov Website
By: Jason Easley more from Jason Easley
Friday, November, 8th, 2013, 1:24 pm
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings is the top Democrat on the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee, and he is not letting Rep. Darrell Issa get away with telling baseless lies about healthcare.gov.
In an interview on Fox News, Issa claimed that the White House knew in advance that the website would fail. Issa saw a coverup, and said that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is paid to say things that arent true. Issa said on Fox, Jay Carney is paid to say things that arent so. But in this case, Todd Park and other people who knew the facts, who had to know the facts. And the facts were from documents we received from lead contractors that they slowed down to an unacceptable level at 1,100 users. Well, in fact, Todd Park was telling us that at 60,000 was the target, and at 250,000 they just couldnt handle it. The truth was their goal wasnt, according to documents, wasnt even 60,000. Their goal was 10,000. They reached 1,100.
Video of Rep. Issa on Fox News @ link~
Rep. Elijah Cummings fired back in a letter to Issa, Based on information obtained by the Committee, it appears that you fundamentally misunderstood or mischaracterized the document you released to the press yesterday and that your accusations against Mr. Park and Mr. Carney are wholly unfounded. Given that your staff participated in Mr. Chaos transcribed interview last weekbefore you issued your press release and conducted your television interviewit is unclear why you did not disclose the information Mr. Chao provided, but instead chose to accuse Mr. Park and Mr. Carney of misleading the American people.
Rep. Cummings also released a part of the testimony of Mr. Park that proves that Darrell Issa was once again lying,
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It is no surprise to anyone that Darrell Issa is trying to use the ACA website to create a new Obama scandal, and lying everytime that he opens his mouth. The good news is that Democrats arent letting him get away with spreading his consistent half and untruths. Issa has been discredited by being caught in so many lies that only a partisan propaganda shop like Fox News should be willing to have him on the air.
Rep. Issa is going to keep lying, but Democrats will be here to smack him down. Issa wants the same thing that he always. He is trying to manufacture a smoking gun that will allow him to pursue impeaching President Obama. Darrell Issas latest attempt to drum up an Obama scandal is fading with a whimper thanks to Rep. Elijah Cummings.
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Top House Democrat Rips Darrell Issa For Spreading Lies About Healthcare.gov Website (Original Post)
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Nov 2013
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Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)1. It would be interesting to see how much
his hearings have cost us. Anyone know how to find out?
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)2. Evil never sleeps, so we must always be on guard.