Coburn On CRS Memo: ‘Government Shutdown’ Does Not Shut Down Obamacare
Office of U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
CRS: “Government Shutdown” Does Not Shut Down Obamacare
On July 29, 2013 the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a memo to Dr. Coburn at his request for information on “the potential effects of a funding lapse and related government shutdown on implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” The memo specifically addressed several questions he posed.
The memo reveals that if government were shut down, funding for Obamacare would still continue. In other words, shutting down the federal government does not shut down Obamacare. This document is a summary of direct quotes from that memo.
You can link to the memo here.
And to the CRS Report on Dr. Coburn’s website.