Obamacare “architect” Jonathan Gruber has agreed to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in December, where he likely will face questions from lawmakers about fooling “stupid” voters into supporting the healthcare law.
Gruber has been the subject of heavy criticism from critics of the healthcare law, who say his repeated claims of deceiving the public about Obamacare’s costs and benefits underscore the need to repeal it.
Republican aides on the Oversight panel confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Gruber, an MIT professor, confirmed he will testify.
The hearing is scheduled for Dec. 9. Aides told the Examiner that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner also has confirmed she will appear.
Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., in one of his last appearances at the helm of the committee, wants to question Tavenner about what he calls “deceptive” and “exaggerated” claims about the healthcare law’s enrollment numbers. The Obama administration acknowledged earlier this month that 400,000 dental plans had been accidentally counted as part of the overall enrollment figure. Issa said the administration also hid figures showing one million people have dropped out of the healthcare exchanges since last year.
