Congressman Decries Obamacare Hearing: This Is a 'Monkey Court!'

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) lashes out against his Republican colleagues at the House Obamacare hearing.

Palone spoke out against Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) after he accused a witness of a violation of the law during the contentious House hearing over the Obamacare website Thursday.

PALLONE: I started out in my opening statement saying there was no legitimacy to this hearing and the last line of the questioning certainly confirms is that.

HIPAA only applies when there’s health information being provided. That’s not in play here today. No health information is required in the application process. And why is that? Because pre-existing conditions don’t matter! So once again, here we have my Republican colleagues trying to scare everybody —

BARTON: If the gentleman will yield? (interrupting)

PALLONE: No, I will not yield to this monkey court or whatever…

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Congressman Decries Obamacare Hearing: This Is a ‘Monkey Court!’