On the recordJune 25, 2014
The other matter I wish to talk about for just a few minutes deals with the disappointing answer Senator Alexander and I got this week from a request we made several days ago about a processing center near St. Louis where the employees have stepped forward and basically said this was a processing center for the Affordable Care Act. One group that may not be able to afford the Affordable Care Act-- among many others--may be the taxpayers. These employees stepped forward and said they were really not doing anything. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported this morning: Whistleblower allegations last month that claims workers slept, read or played games at Wentzville invoked a flurry of questions from Missouri's congressional delegation. Moving on with their story, they cite one of the whistleblowers as saying: We played Pictionary. We played 20 Questions. We played Trivial Pursuit. She estimated she processed six applications the entire month of December. CMS, while not acknowledging any of those allegations, said it ``has adjusted Serco's work to accommodate changing operational needs.'' That is sort of a nonanswer answer. If we want the government to work more effectively, the government has to be responsive to the Congress. Mr. President, I unanimous consent to have my letter printed in the Record. This letter is dated June 17, but we had to call them yesterday to see if they were ever going to respond.…
