Posted on 12/08/2014 11:27:06 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A D.C. resident who gained healthcare coverage under ObamaCare will sit alongside the administration’s former adviser Jonathan Gruber during Tuesday’s high-profile hearing.
Democrats have picked Ari Goldmann, an independent contractor who lives in D.C., to help defend ObamaCare during a hearing by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, a Democratic aide told The Hill.
Goldmann will testify alongside Gruber and Marilyn Tavenner, the head of Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS), at a hearing that the GOP hopes to use to refire attacks at the president's healthcare law.
His appearance goes against the Obama administration’s request that Tavenner appear on the witness stand alongside only other government officials, keeping her away from the embattled former adviser.
Gruber won negative headlines for the healthcare law when tapes were revealed of him saying voter "stupidity" contributed to the law's passage.
Goldmann was also asked to speak about gaining healthcare coverage in February at a Democratic gathering, where Obama also spoke.
Goldmann was unable to find an insurance plan he could afford until he found a plan through D.C. Health Link for about $250 a month and a low deductible, according to the Democratic aide.
“His preexisting conditions were fully covered, and his prescription medications are now hundreds of dollars a month cheaper,” the aide said.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight committee, said he plans to use the hearing as a way to bring up the benefits of ObamaCare.
"To spend hours upon hours of time trying to get [Gruber[ to explain himself, to me it does not insure one more person, it does not help heal anybody, and it doesn't do anybody any good. We're wasting our time," Cummings said in an interview with Reuters.
This cummings fool has played the “I walked with Martin” card enough already. Why do imbeciles keep reelecting this mentally deficient thing?
“His preexisting conditions were fully covered, and his prescription medications are now hundreds of dollars a month cheaper,” the aide said.
And Russian hackers have ALL his personal data & medical history.
I'd go over the desk at any .gov hack that insisted that I use their broken health care software.
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