Obama Administration Continues Spending Taxpayer Money Authorized by a Law Declared Unconstit...

CNSNews ^ | February 10, 2011 | Susan Jones

[jazusamo]

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told
members of a Senate committee that
Obamacare is helping millions of
Americans, including those who are allowed
to be on their parent’s health insurance
policy until they are 26.
(CNSNews.com/Penny Starr)

(CNSNews.com) - A federal judge in Florida recently ruled that the entire health care law is unconstitutional – a ruling Judge Roger Vinson described as “the functional equivalent of an injunction.” But that hasn't stopped the Obama administration from spending hundreds of millions of dollars authorized by the disputed law.

On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a $750 million investment in prevention and public health -- funded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which was created by the new health care law. 

The $750 million builds on a $500 million investment last year, she noted.

Sebelius said the new taxpayer dollars "will help prevent tobacco use, obesity, heart disease, stroke, and cancer; increase immunizations; and empower individuals and communities with tools and resources for local prevention and health initiatives."

“Prevention is something that can’t just happen in a doctor’s office, Sebelius said in a news release. “If we are to address the big health issues of our time, from physical inactivity to poor nutrition to tobacco use, it needs to happen in local communities,” she said.

White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs told CNSNews.com on Feb. 7 that the administration would "rightly" continue to implement the Democrats' health care law even though the federal judge who sided with 26 states in declaring it unconstitutional said that his ruling was “the functional equivalent of an injunction” against the law.

According to HHS, the Prevention and Public Health Fund, created by the Democrats’ health care law, is designed to “provide states and communities the resources they need to promote healthy living,” among other things.

The $750-million infusion announced on Wednesday will expand “four critical priorities,” as follows:

-- Community Prevention: $298 million will be used to help promote health and wellness in local communities, including efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use; improve nutrition and increase physical activity to prevent obesity; and coordinate and focus efforts to prevent chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

-- Clinical Prevention: $182 million will be used to improve access to preventive care, including increasing awareness of the new prevention benefits provided under the new health care law.  The money also will be used to increase the availability and use of immunizations, and help integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings.

-- Public Health Infrastructure: $137 million will help state and local health departments “meet 21st century challenges,” including investments in information technology and training for the public health workforce to enable detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks and other health threats.

-- Research and Tracking: $133 million will be used to collect data to monitor the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the health of Americans and “identify and disseminate evidence-based recommendations on important public health challenges.” 

[jazusamo]

Obama and thugs still ignoring law.

[Para-Ord.45]

NBCCBSABCCNNMSNBC RESPONSE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg

” If the President does it, it’s legal “

[JPG]

The Judge needs to change his injunction from being ‘functionally equivalent’ to ‘absolute, no wiggle room and down and dirty’.

[jazusamo]

Yep, that’s how the enemedia and Zer0 sees it.

[jazusamo]

He should do that immediately.

[Triple]

The judge should find the administration in contempt of his court. I think they admit to it.

[bfree]

$759 million for PR? What a joke and huge waste of more of our money!

[backwoods-engineer]

Every dime of that money should be paid back. Every dime. Take it out of Obama & Sebelius' salaries.

Most tyrannical, anti-constitutional executive-branch government in American history. Deserves to be summarily thrown out.

[peeps36]

Who holds the purse strings when it comes to paying for this $750 million? Congress should cut off all money for obamacare if they have the authority.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The states need to seek an injunction.

[Electric Graffiti]

Why are the Republicans allowing the theft of taxpayer’s money?

The Courts should start indicting every a-hole stealing taxpayer’s money under the illusion that Obamacare is still law.

IMO....Obama is pushing it at every level. He knows the Repuks and Dems don’t have the GUTS to impeach is illegal alien ass.

[Mr. K]

Every Insurance company should infomr their subscribers that they are no longer covering their 26 year old “children”

They can no longer enforce it. All they have to do is say they are following the courts decision.

[Smokin' Joe]

I seriously do not think this was ever about health care, but siphoning off billions of dollars before that could be stopped. The plan is unworkable and has been from the start, and is doomed to be repealed. In the meantime, though, the larceny must proceed or the objective will not be met.

By the time the barn door is closed, the horses will be gone, as intended.

[Adder]

Where did the money come from?

Who arthorized it?

[Uncle Miltie]

Sounds like a good basis for an Article of Impeachment.

[jazusamo]

I agree, and that’s why Zer0 is going ahead with spending and defying the judges ruling.

[mcshot]

This is so disturbing and I wonder where the hell our system of “checks and balances” went. Surely our Founding Fathers had a solution for a runaway admin. Who is shirking their duty?

[jazusamo]

I believe it was authorized in the last Congress when obamacare was passed. Now he’s ignoring the unconstitutional ruling by the judge.

[jazusamo]

I couldn’t agree more, he’s ignoring a federal judges ruling.