[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS SPENT ON HEALTHCARE.GOV

  (Mr. PITTENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a great concern over 
the lack of accountability and transparency we continue to see from the 
President and his administration as they scramble to fix the problems 
in the health care exchange and their Web site platform.
  Mr. Speaker, we have walked through the tragedy of Benghazi, the 
abuse of the IRS, the lack of real commitment from the Attorney 
General. Mr. Speaker, this isn't right. We need a government that is 
transparent, that is willing to tell the truth to the American people.
  Three weeks after the rollout of these exchanges, the administration 
finally has come to Capitol Hill, but they are coming, Mr. Speaker, 
only to speak to House Democrats. Now figure that out. Where is the 
transparency there?
  The American people deserve to know the truth of what happened with 
the $400 million that was spent on a Web site to try to enlist people 
to join this health care exchange. The American people are being left 
on the hook for a Web site that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, 
and they deserve better.

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