“pings the IRS and Homeland Security”
it all depends what “pings” is.
Seriously Bacus was pretty adamant the system should be shut down UNTIL IT IS FIXED. He did not fawn over her as Waxmann did.
She basically said: keeping it live is HELPING because it helps them to identify more problems end to end!
They are USING LIVE DATA FROM REAL PEOPLE to test the system end to end!! This is abominable.
Test with Mickey Maus, not John Q. Public!
Finally Sen Crapo getting off questions about the web site and questioning the law itself!