King Supports Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act

Statement

Congressman Steve King released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3811, the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act. This act requires Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, to notify individuals whose information is stolen from the Healthcare Exchanges within two business days of the breach.

"This Administration has continuously lied to the American people and has been anything but transparent," said King. "Currently the ObamaCare exchanges pose the possibility of a breach in personal information of individuals signing up for ObamaCare. This bill simply requires the Secretary of HHS notify those individuals within two business days of a breach. The Administration is threatening to veto this bill, which increases government transparency, saying that it would create an "administratively burdensome reporting requirement.'

Americans' personal information is at risk while enrolling in a website to purchase a mandated healthcare package they do not want. The least this Administration can do is notify these individuals in a timely manner so steps can be taken to avoid further damage to their personal identities. I voted for this legislation in order to protect Iowans' personal information from the largest collection of private data in the history of the United States."

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