Republican leaders on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are challenging the Treasury Departments authority to delay the Affordable Care Acts employer mandate, calling it a political move directed by President Obama ahead of the November elections.
Information obtained by the committee suggests that last years decision to delay the employer mandate was made by the White House and not the Treasury Department, the committee claims in a March 18 letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. This finding raises serious questions about whether the White House directed the delay of the employer mandate for political reasons.
