Ranking Members Pallone & Levin Respond to GOP "Investigation' of Cost-Sharing Reduction Program

Statement

Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today responded to House Republicans' release of an "investigative report' on the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidy program in the Affordable Care Act:

"House Republicans' parallel "investigation' into the cost-sharing reduction subsidies while suing the Administration on the very same matter made no sense from the start," said Ranking Members Levin and Pallone. "Clearly there is no end to the lengths Republicans will go to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Their notion that the Administration obstructed yet another partisan Congressional "investigation' is absurd, especially after the Administration has provided more than a dozen government officials for hours of interviews. House Republicans are not conducting meaningful oversight, but are instead taking every opportunity to undermine the law and root for its failure. Unfortunately, they are taking actions that will deny much needed healthcare coverage to their own constituents."

House Republicans' so-called investigation into the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidies continue a six-year effort to undermine or repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has provided 20 million Americans with affordable health insurance and offered millions more protections again discrimination for pre-existing conditions, age, and gender. Having failed more than 60 times to pass bills that would undermine or repeal the health care law, the Republicans have now turned to an unprecedented lawsuit and a concurrent Congressional investigation in an attempt to invalidate a key component of the ACA that ensures health coverage is affordable for all Americans. This report provides background on the CSR program, the underlying lawsuit, and the Republican investigation.

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