Rep. Darrell Issa wants Jonathan Gruber to testify in December on “repeated transparency failures and outright deceptions” surrounding Obamacare.
The outgoing chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a letter to the MIT professor and Obamacare architect on Friday.
Issa, R-Calif., also sent a similar letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, calling on her to testify with Gruber at the same House hearing on Dec. 9.
“From the outset, the health law has been the poster child for this Administration’s broken transparency promises,” Issa said in a statement.
“The American people deserve honesty, transparency and respect from those who forced the federal government into their healthcare. I expect Mr. Gruber and Administrator Tavenner to testify publicly next month about the arrogance and deceptions surrounding the passage and implementation of ObamaCare,” Issa said.
Incoming House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz, who will take control of the committee in early January, has said he also may consider using the panel to investigate Gruber.
Gruber is best known for now infamously mocking the “stupidity” of the American voters in a series of videos.
