[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 OVERSIGHT ON OBAMACARE SECURITY RISKS

  (Mr. DAINES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, during a recent Homeland Security Oversight 
Committee hearing, we learned just how deeply flawed the ObamaCare Web 
site was upon its launch. The problems with this Web site went well 
beyond error messages and Americans being unable to successfully 
purchase insurance. We have learned that security risks to the 
ObamaCare Web site were ``limitless'' long before the Web site's 
official launch.
  Worse, the Obama administration knew of these risks before the 
October 1 planned launch. Rather than fixing the problem, they 
consciously allowed Americans to put their personal information at risk 
by using this deeply flawed Web site.
  As someone who has worked in the technology sector, I know that if a 
private company launched a Web site with these kinds of issues, the 
company might have gone under, or at least people would have been 
fired.
  The administration's failure to secure this Web site in advance of 
its launch is wholly unacceptable. That is why I am proud to support 
the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, which requires HHS 
to notify Americans if their personal information has been stolen or 
unlawfully accessed through an ObamaCare exchange.
  The American people deserve to know if the ObamaCare Web site 
jeopardized their privacy. I strongly urge my colleagues to join me in 
support of this bill.

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