Gruber subpoenaed over ObamaCare contracts

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The Hill:

ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber has been subpoenaed for documents related to his work on the health law after refusing to give details about his compensation to House lawmakers.

 

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) issued the order late Thursday, asking for a full account of Gruber's contracts with federal and state health insurance exchanges.

 

The decision follows a tense hearing earlier in the week in which Gruber, famous for his comment that the "stupidity of the American voter" helped ObamaCare to pass, repeatedly declined to say how much he was paid as a consultant on the law.

Issa vowed to follow through with a subpoena and to possibly bring Gruber back to testify. The California Republican will be replaced as chairman in January by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah).

"As one of the architects of ObamaCare, Jonathan Gruber is in a unique position to shed light on the 'lack of transparency' surrounding the passage of the President's health care law, however he has so far been unwilling to fully comply with the Oversight Committee's repeated requests," Issa said in a statement Friday.

"This week, Dr. Gruber repeatedly refused to answer several key questions, including the amount of taxpayer funds he received for his work on ObamaCare. The American people deserve not just an apology, but a full accounting, which Dr. Gruber must provide."