Obamacare meltdown triggers congressional investigations

By Byron York

Published October 14, 2013 4:00am ET

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Obamacare meltdown triggers congressional investigations — In an effort to quell criticism of the lack of transparency surrounding the troubled rollout of President Obama's health care program, the Department of Health and Human Services promised to provide regular "operational updates" to the press. But the first such update, a conference call held on Thursday afternoon, didn't provide Americans with much insight. (Screenshot: Healthcare.gov) | Uncredited

House Republicans don’t have the power to stop Obamacare. But they do have the power to investigate it.

Recent weeks have seen the meltdown of the Obamacare national online marketplace, reported to have cost between $400 million and $600 million so far. There are also indications the administration knew serious problems were coming and hid them from lawmakers who have a responsibility to oversee the program.

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