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I guess only time will tell on this one. Or will this be another investigation? I think if this administration wants to govern, they should learn the law first and then implement their plans and ideas. It seems like they're doing everything backwards.
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said today that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may be breaking federal law by raising private to help implement the federal health care law and compared her actions to the Iran-Contra scandal.
“Secretary Sebeliuis’ fundraising for and coordinating with private entities helping to implement the new health care law may be illegal, should cease immediately and should be fully investigated by Congress,” Alexander said.
The ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate committee that oversees health care policy, Alexander likened Sebelius’ actions to the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. That erupted when it was discovered that a Reagan administration official, Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, raised money and directed its spending through private groups to arm Nicaraguan rebels after Congress refused to appropriate funds.
“Only the Congress has the authority to appropriate money,” Alexander said during a stop in Nashville. “And when the secretary seeks to do things outside of the government, which Congress refuses to do, the Constitution doesn’t permit [it] and the federal law makes it illegal.”
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/may/11/sebelius-fundraising-obamacare-may-be-illegal-alex/