GOP FOIAs Number of Obamacare Enrollees; White House has thus far refused to release enrollment

Free Breacom ^ | 10/21/13 | : CJ Ciaramella

[Nachum]

The National Republican Committee filed a Freedom of Information Act request Monday seeking the number of Americans who have enrolled in health care through the Obamacare website since the program was rolled out on Oct. 1.

The White House has so far refused to release any information on the number of enrollees following the glitch-ridden rollout of the Obamacare website, leading Republican critics to accuse the administration of a cover-up.

Politicians and pundits are also calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ resignation in the wake of the botched launch.

“Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama administration spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on this website, but Americans trying to use it have gotten little more than error messages and crashing web pages,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. “It’s important for Americans to see these numbers because they illustrate just how terrible the system is and how poorly designed the law was. The administration isn’t living up to its promises, and they must be held accountable.”

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GOP FOIAs Number of Obamacare Enrollees; White House has thus far refused to release enrollment information

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[Gaffer]

This is why the President of the United States just ended a live address on ObamaCare and the current ‘glitches’ with the application website.

I swear that my nine year old daughter could have done a better job of explaining one of her f@ckups than this boy did.

[Zuse]

Mark Steyn says that so far Obamacare has succeeded in creating a “virtual waiting room.”

[Jane Long]

The White House has so far refused to release any information on the number of enrollees following the glitch-ridden rollout of the Obamacare website, leading Republican critics to accuse the administration of a cover-up.

Oh! That does it! That'll get that mean regime to stop covering up, er, release info on 0Care #trainwreck. Not.

[Hotlanta Mike]

The most transparent administration in history...

[Hoodat]

My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing. Information maintained by the Federal Government is a national asset. My Administration will take appropriate action, consistent with law and policy, to disclose information rapidly in forms that the public can readily find and use. Executive departments and agencies should harness new technologies to put information about their operations and decisions online and readily available to the public. Executive departments and agencies should also solicit public feedback to identify information of greatest use to the public.

Baraq Obama, Federal Register