Embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appeared flustered during Wednesday testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee as she struggled to answer questions about an explosive Politico Magazine report written by Government Accountability Institute President and Breitbart News
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) said on Monday that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius better come prepared to answer tough questions from the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. The hearing is scheduled in the wake of
Late Friday afternoon, Politico Magazine published an update dismantling White House claims that President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held “dozens” of unrecorded one-on-one working meetings over the last three-and-a-half years leading up to Obamacare’s
Late Friday, with the help of White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s former employer TIME, the Obama Administration attempted to explain away the Government Accountability Institute’s (GAI) explosive report revealing that President Barack Obama’s official White House calendar records a
A stunning new study unveiled on Fox News’ Hannity finds that President Barack Obama’s White House calendar records just one face-to-face meeting between Obama and his Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in the more than three-and-a-half years leading
On Monday, Jon Stewart’s Daily Show featured Breitbart News Senior Editor-At-Large and Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer in a segment critiquing the disastrous Obamacare rollout. After making several jokes about Obamacare’s myriad technical failures, Stewart said, “If the only
The tiny U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is at least $70 billion in debt and has another $37 billion in unfunded pension obligations. Puerto Rico’s population, now down to just 3.7 million residents, also confronts a 15% jobless rate–a calamitous
Even as the Obama administration is busy taking a victory lap of sorts for recent Obamacare website corrections, the New York Times reported on Sunday that healthcare.gov is still busted. While the front end experience customers see may appear to
Politico writer David Nather says the Obama Administration’s announcement that the small business Obamacare system will not be ready for the website’s Saturday relaunch dashes all Democratic hopes for declaring the relaunch a victory. “There’s no way the administration could
With less than 24 hours to go until its self-imposed November 30 deadline, the Obama administration is scrambling to cobble together a new and improved Obamacare website in the hopes of staunching the president’s and the program’s public opinion nosedive.
The White House promised that its busted Obamacare website would function smoothly by Saturday. Then on Wednesday, Obamacare officials announced that the entire small business Obamacare platform, known as the SHOP system, will not be ready in time and will
A new Washington Post-Miller Center poll finds that a record 62% of Americans worry they will lose their jobs due to the dour U.S. economy. Roughly one in three people (32%) said they worry “a lot” about job loss, another
The Canadian-based company principally responsible for building the busted Obamacare website also bags $50 million a year managing the technology governing payments for over 25% of America’s Section 8 low-income apartments and houses. According to a Newsweek investigation, CGI Federal,
Americans are expressing outrage and sticker shock over the cancellation of their health insurance plans due to Obamacare and the increased costs of the plans being offered to replace them. In a WAAY-Alabama report, Casey Heaps said she was shocked
President Barack Obama’s singular legislative achievement, Obamacare, will make its new and improved debut in four days for what the president promises will be a vastly improved experience wherein the federal healthcare.gov website will be able to handle 50,000 simultaneous
The Obama Administration’s own June 17, 2010 estimates predicted that nearly 80 million Americans would lose their health insurance plans under Obamacare once the employer mandate’s effects kick in, reports senior Fox News reporter Jim Angle. A new report by
With millions of Americans receiving health insurance cancellation notices and President Barack Obama’s approval and trustworthiness ratings nosediving, Democratic strategists and pollsters say they fear top Democratic congressional leaders are in denial over the electoral consequences of the Obamacare debacle.
President Barack Obama and the Obamacare debacle may be highly unpopular with Americans, but the healthcare industry that donated a staggering $22,471,562 to Obama’s 2008 campaign is posting record profits amid the fallout. So far in 2013, the S&P healthcare
President Barack Obama told the Wall Street CEO Council Tuesday that his administration has “reined in spending” and “cut our deficits by more than half.” “After years of trillion-dollar deficits we reined in spending, wound down two wars and began
In an attempt to find a bright spot in the Obamacare debacle, Los Angeles Times writer Noam N. Levey published an article Monday stating that “enrollment is surging in many states as tens of thousands of consumers sign up for insurance plans
New documents obtained by the Energy and Commerce Committee reveal that the Obama Administration was warned in April that the Obamacare website was not ready for rollout. This revelation contradicts statements by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
A report released Monday by the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) finds that nearly one-third of the nations’s 363 metropolitan areas experienced stagnant or declining economies in 2013, a significant increase from 2012 when one-fifth registered no growth. “Cities
On Sunday, President Barack Obama played his 151st round of golf at the Andrews military base before attending a college basketball game. Obama, whose approval ratings have hit new lows in the wake of the Obamacare meltdown, has played 40
Hours after President Barack Obama declared in a Thursday White House press conference that he “fumbled the roll out on this health care law” and said “that’s on me,” Obama delivered a defiant speech at a Cleveland plant wherein he
On Tuesday, Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer appeared on Fox & Friends and revealed that former Vice President Al Gore and other Obama cronies are cashing in on the Obamacare debacle. In 2004, David
Food stamp enrollments have remained over 47 million for an unprecedented 13 consecutive months. According to the most recent figures available from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the food stamp program, in August 2012, 47,102,765 individuals were
With millions of Americans receiving Obamacare-induced health insurance cancellation letters, several of President Barack Obama’s supporters are experiencing sticker shock and expressing regret. “I was really shocked,” said Colorado Obamacare supporter Cathy Wagner upon receiving her cancellation notice. “All of
A cancer patient whose health insurance was canceled due to Obamacare says he will “pay the $95 fine and let nature take its course” rather than “be a burden on my family” with new monthly premiums that are over $1,300
President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he is “sorry” that millions of Americans are now receiving cancellation letters from their health insurance providers due to Obamacare. In just the last few weeks, insurance cancellation notices have surged. On October 29,
A record-breaking 49.7 million Americans–one in six–now live below the federal poverty line, newly revised 2012 census data shows. The new figures, which take into account medical and living expenses, are three million higher than the government’s official number. The
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue says his organization will participate in GOP primary elections to create a “more governable Republican Party.” Donohue’s statement underscores the degree to which the Tea Party has unmoored the GOP from big business
Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer told Lou Dobbs on Monday that some of President Barack Obama’s top fundraisers are cashing in on the Obamacare debacle through crony contracts funded by taxpayer dollars. “They
The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, has taken a toll on President Barack Obama’s standing in the polls. The latest Gallup poll now shows Obama’s approval rating at just 39%. Here are seven Obamacare facts dragging down
Newly-obtained Obamacare “War Room” documents from just a week ago reveal internal concern that even after the busted healthcare.gov website is fixed, customers will discover fewer choices and experience sticker shock. The notes obtained by CNN said: Mike described a general
On Tuesday, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren told CNBC that he foresees a scenario wherein the Federal Reserve keeps U.S. short-term interest rates at near zero levels into 2016. “You could easily imagine if we have relatively slow growth
Newly-released internal Obamacare “War Room” documents reveal that the Obama Administration’s push for citizens to submit paper applications was a misleading tactic designed to “allow people to feel like they are moving forward.” The documents, turned over to the House
A new 49-state analysis by the Manhattan Institute finds that Obamacare will increase individual-market insurance premiums by an average 41%. Of the 49 states studied, 41 will experience average premium increases and eight will see reductions. Avik Roy, writing for
The federal government’s busted Obamacare website now has a banner running atop the page announcing that the site will be down nightly from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. EST. “The Health Insurance Marketplace online application isn’t available from approximately 1
Walmart bags 18% of all food stamp outlays for an estimated $14 billion in taxpayer dollars, a Wall Street Journal report finds. The Journal says retailers and grocers are nervous that their profits will lag as a temporary food stamp
Senate Democrats facing reelection in 2014 are scrambling to distance themselves from their prior promises that anyone who wants to keep their healthcare insurance can do so under Obamacare. According to CBS News, over two million Americans have already received
