March 28 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama is "picking and choosing" how the 2010 health care law will be implemented and "doesn't have the flexibility" legally to do so, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers said.
Asked if she was saying such changes to the law are illegal, McMorris Rodgers, a Republican from Washington State, replied, "Yes, I am."
The administration has repeatedly pushed back deadlines and adjusted rules to smooth the rollout of the law, Obama's top domestic initiative. The latest change came this week, when people were allowed more time to enroll in government health- care exchanges if they began the process before the deadline, a move that opens the chance for more last-minute enrollees.
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