Posted on 05/24/2013 11:53:45 AM PDT by EXCH54FE
She is being questioned because of her reported actions of soliciting donations from non-profit organizations that are “directly implementing” Obamacare.
Twenty-six members of Congress, including Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and John Culberson sent a letter on May 16 questioning the actions of Sebelius.
“We are deeply concerned with the recent reports that you have made numerous phone calls soliciting financial donations for non-profits that are working to enroll individuals in the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges (or ‘marketplaces’ as you now call them),” the letter began.
The letter also reminds Sebelius that if such calls were made, that she is once again violating federal law. “As you know, federal regulations specifically prohibit federal employees from fundraising in their official capacity. Cabinet members like yourself are prohibited from soliciting donations from anyone who conducts business with your Department.”
They then request answers to the following questions: Media reports state that you have made multiple phone calls to health care industry executives, community organizations, and church groups and directly asked that they contribute funds to non-profits that are working to enroll individuals in the exchanges and increase awareness and support for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Is this true? If yes, how many calls have you made? When did you place these calls? Please provide us both with the dates and times the calls were placed. Were any Department resources used to place these calls (phones, staff times, etc.)? What are the names of the non-profits on whose behalf you have solicited donations? What are the names and affiliations of the individuals that you have called requesting donations? Have any of these individuals or organizations ever: (1) met with Department staff; (2) solicited assistance from the Department; or (3) filed comments with the Department? How much money have you raised? Do you plan on continuing to solicit donations?
Well, what you do expect will actually come of this? I mean you have a known criminal who has violated federal law left at her post. Are we to believe that she wouldn’t go and break the law again?
Lock her up immediately.
I’m no lawyer but I have heard of “checks and balances”.
Why is it that if one party controls the Executive branch they control every ounce of justice in the country?
How are the Democrats getting away with this? Worse, how do they KNOW THEY CAN?
Some animals are more equal than other animals.
Sorta looking forward to 2014 when Americans find their health care is FUBAR. I’m gonna laugh my rear off when I hear the libs crying.
This entire Administration has the mentality of gangsters and dictators.
“This entire Administration has the mentality of gangsters and dictators.”
I think they like it that way.
I will join you when I see them turn on the idiots in charge.
There. Fixed it.
Why is it that if one party controls the Executive branch they control every ounce of justice in the country?
How are the Democrats getting away with this? Worse, how do they KNOW THEY CAN?
It is simply because of the journalism monopoly. How did we get a journalism monopoly, and how - considering all the various newspapers and broadcasters we have, do we know that we have one? By direct reference to the one quote from Adam Smith which “liberals” like:People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible indeed to prevent such meetings, by any law which either could be executed, or would be consistent with liberty and justice. But though the law cannot hinder people of the same trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such assemblies; much less to render them necessary. - Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations (Book I, Ch 10)We can know that we have a journalism monopoly simply by knowing that all major newspaper and news broadcasters belong to a single organization - the Associated Press - and the AP newswire is an ongoing virtual meeting of all of them, in continual operation since before the Civil War.
Journalists conspire against the public by using slander against the people upon whom the public depends, in order to make themselves look good by tearing everyone else down. There being nothing to prevent a politician from going along to get along with the journalism cabal, many politicians do exactly that - and are rewarded with positive labels such as “progressive,” or “liberal,” or “moderate.” Some politicians oppose that cabal, and they are punished with negative labels such as “right wing” or “conservative.”
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