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The biggest fight at the Obamacare hearing was over these 47 lines of code

October 24, 2013

By Sarah Kliff

About an hour and a half into this morning's Energy and Commerce hearing, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) showed off a slide of code he said was from the HealthCare.gov site, and which he believed was a violation of HIPAA heath privacy rules.

It was a bit hard to see it in the hearing, but a helpful source has tracked down a copy for us. It's the PDF posted below.

This tweet perfectly summarizes today’s Obamacare hearing

October 24, 2013

In The News

By Ezra Klein

Washington Post

The Energy and Commerce Committee is now a bit more than two hours into its hearing on HealthCare.gov. If you've missed it, this tweet pretty much sums up the proceedings:

Contractors Describe Limited Testing of Insurance Web Site

October 24, 2013

In The News

By Robert Pear

New York Times

WASHINGTON — Federal officials did not fully test the online health insurance marketplace until two weeks before it opened to the public on Oct. 1, contractors told Congress on Thursday.

While individual components of the system were tested earlier, they said, the government did not conduct "end-to-end-testing" of the system until late September.

DeGette , Blackburn, Green, Gingrey, Walden And Butterfield Introduce SOFTWARE Act

October 23, 2013

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Marsha Blackburn (R-TN07), Gene Green (D-TX29), Dr. Phil Gingrey (R-GA11), Greg Walden (R-OR02), and G. K. Butterfield (D-NC01) introduced the Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act to provide regulatory clarity regarding mobile medical applications, clinical decision support, electronic health records, and other health care related software.

DeGette Statement On Vote To Reopen Government And Avoid Default

October 16, 2013

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) tonight issued the following statement regarding her vote to reopen the federal government and avoid defaulting on our nation’s debt. The bill passed the House tonight by a vote of 285 – 144, and it now goes to President Obama for his signature.

“The bill I voted for tonight is far from perfect, but it fulfills our most basic obligations to keep the federal government running and pay our nation’s bills.

DeGette Cosponsors H.R.15, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill

October 3, 2013

Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep Diana DeGette (CO-1) announced she is cosponsoring H.R.15, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a comprehensive reform bill that closely mirrors the commonsense, compromise bill passed by the U.S. Senate in June by a vote of 68 to 32. The only difference between the two bills is this Act replaces the Corker-Hoeven border security provisions in the Senate-passed bill with the bipartisan McCaul-Thompson border security bill unanimous approved by the U.S.

DeGette Statement On Shutdown Of Federal Government

October 1, 2013

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement regarding the shutdown of the federal government:

“Tonight’s shut down of our federal government is nothing short of reprehensible. The United States Congress failed the American people when the House Republican majority proactively chose to place extreme ideology over the good of our nation and the stability of our economy.

DeGette Statement On Piecemeal Spending Bills

October 1, 2013

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement regarding her votes against the piecemeal spending bills the House Republican Leadership brought up for a vote this evening:

“As House Republicans presented three mini spending bills for our vote tonight, I have a simple message for them: Get real.

“We are nearly 24 hours into a shutdown that is hurting our economy and the American people, while they play games with piecemeal spending bills. This is no way to govern and our nation deserves better.

DeGette Statement On Continuing Resolution Vote

September 29, 2013

Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement regarding her vote against the latest House Republican version of a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government after September 30, 2013.

“Once again, the Republican majority has placed its own extreme ideology over the good of the American people. House Leadership forced yet another vote on legislation rife with poison pills, and in so doing, has brought us to the brink of a government shutdown.

DeGette Lauds House Passage Of Compounding Drug Bill That Improves Safety Of Drug Supply Chain

September 28, 2013

Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) lauded passage of H.R. 3204 The Drug Quality and Security Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was the result of intensive bipartisan, bicameral efforts to help ensure the safety of compounding drugs and help save patients’ lives. DeGette and her colleagues, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), led those efforts in the House after a series of hearings last Fall in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations into the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 and sickened over 750.

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