Vitter Releases Responses from OPM, Senate, and House on Washington's Obamacare Exemption

Statement

U.S. Sen. David Vitter, Chairman of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee, today announced a development in his investigation into how the Washington's Obamacare Exemption was first implemented. Vitter released responses from the District of Columbia Health Benefits Exchange Authority (DCHBEA) and officials from both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, all of which did not include the documents and communications that Vitter had requested.

"My investigation is centered on determining how Congress was designated as a small business in order to exempt its roughly 16,000 employees, including Members, from clear requirements under Obamacare. Yet the key players involved appear unwilling to comply with a straightforward Congressional request," said Vitter. "Allowing a body comprised of thousands of employees to receive a taxpayer-funded employer subsidy -- especially when folks across the country are losing their healthcare - is unfair and highly prejudicial. I will continue this investigation until the people responsible for this mess are identified and held accountable."

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