Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it very much. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of this legislation, and I am glad we are addressing this very important issue on the House floor today. Each day, I hear from constituents in Florida's 12th Congressional District who are experiencing the negative impacts of ObamaCare. Contrary to the very promises the law was sold on, my constituents have lost their health care coverage, have seen their premiums rise, and were forced to choose new doctors. Now they are faced with concerns regarding their personal information and whether it is compromised--all because the President's signature law was never really ready for prime time. The Energy and Commerce Committee, which I am a member of, has held numerous hearings into the failed Web site and the lack of testing that occurred to ensure the Web site was properly secured. In these hearings, we have learned that 30 to 40 percent of the Web site isn't built; end-to-end security testing wasn't performed; and CMS' own chief security information officer recommended against an Authority to Operate because of cybersecurity concerns. Her memo even stated: There is no confidence that personally identifiable information will be protected. It was the administrator of CMS, not that chief information officer, that signed off on the ATO. Mr. Speaker, does this sound like a safe and secure Web site?…”