CBS: 'White House Had Years of Warnings' About ObamaCare Debacle
Monday's CBS This Morning revealed how "a trusted Obama health care adviser warned the White House it was losing control of ObamaCare". Major Garrett underlined that "the warnings were dire and specific, and ultimately ignored" by the Obama administration. Instead, they "relied on appointed bureaucrats and senior White House health care advisers" to implement the health care law.
Garrett also pointed out how "the White House became secretive about the law's complexity and regulatory reach" because they were apparently "fearful of constant attacks from congressional Republicans" over the controversial issue. [MP3 audio available here; video below the jump]
Substitute anchor Margaret Brennan teased Garrett's report by trumpeting that "HealthCare.gov [is] now shutting down every day for hours at a time. CBS News learns the White House had years of warnings." The correspondent led the segment with his "losing control of ObamaCare" line about David Cutler, the "trusted Obama health care adviser", and his "blunt" May 2010 memo to economic adviser Larry Summers, which cast serious doubt on a successful implementation of the law.
Cutler asserted that "the relevant members of the administration [do not] understand the President's vision or have the capability to carry it out", and that "no one was in charge who had any experience in complex business start-ups". Garrett then added that "the White House dismissed these and other warnings."
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Monday's CBS This Morning revealed how "a trusted Obama health care adviser warned the White House it was losing control of ObamaCare". Major Garrett underlined that "the warnings were dire and specific, and ultimately ignored" by the Obama administration. Instead, they "relied on appointed bureaucrats and senior White House health care advisers" to implement the health care law.
Garrett also pointed out how "the White House became secretive about the law's complexity and regulatory reach" because they were apparently "fearful of constant attacks from congressional Republicans" over the controversial issue. [MP3 audio available here; video below the jump]
Substitute anchor Margaret Brennan teased Garrett's report by trumpeting that "HealthCare.gov [is] now shutting down every day for hours at a time. CBS News learns the White House had years of warnings." The correspondent led the segment with his "losing control of ObamaCare" line about David Cutler, the "trusted Obama health care adviser", and his "blunt" May 2010 memo to economic adviser Larry Summers, which cast serious doubt on a successful implementation of the law.
Cutler asserted that "the relevant members of the administration [do not] understand the President's vision or have the capability to carry it out", and that "no one was in charge who had any experience in complex business start-ups". Garrett then added that "the White House dismissed these and other warnings."
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