[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 131 (Saturday, September 28, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5934]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FRAUD AND ABUSE IN OBAMACARE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Black) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, in just 3 days, the ObamaCare exchanges are 
set to go live, and the security of millions of Americans' most 
sensitive personal information remains at risk.
  For the purposes of enrolling people in the exchanges, the 
administration is building the largest network of Americans' personal 
information ever created, called the Federal Services Data Hub. This 
data hub will have the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, 
taxpayer status, gender, email addresses, and telephone numbers of 
millions of Americans expected to apply for coverage in the exchanges. 
This poses an alarming and obvious risk for identity theft and 
cybersecurity attacks.
  To date, there has been no independent certification that the 
information will be kept safe. We are simply supposed to rely on this 
administration's word that reliable security systems will be in place 
come October 1. This is the same administration that has already failed 
to meet half of their self-imposed deadlines for the implementation of 
this disastrous law.
  Their word is simply not good enough, and this is why 13 States' 
attorneys general have sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius 
expressing their concerns over whether there are adequate safety 
measures to protect their constituents' personal data.
  Making this situation even worse are the ObamaCare ``navigators'' 
that are tasked with assessing this information to help people enroll. 
These navigators are not required by the Federal Government to have 
background checks or to even have a high school diploma. And yet they 
will be tasked with handling Americans' most sensitive personal 
information, such as medical records and even tax returns. In fact, 
earlier this month, a navigator applicant in Minnesota recently 
received 2,400 Social Security numbers by mistake. This raises serious 
concerns about the lack of safeguards in place to protect our personal 
information.
  Mr. Speaker, we know that ObamaCare is simply not ready for prime 
time. We cannot allow Americans' most personal information to be 
exposed to these threats. It is completely irresponsible for this 
President to be encouraging people to sign up when these threats exist.
  The President has already delayed portions of this law to help Big 
Business and insurance companies. It is time for him to work with this 
Congress to stop this train wreck and to shield the American public 
from widespread fraud and abuse.

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