Canceled CLASS Investigated

Two House subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee spent the morning looking into a recently-canceled part of the health care law. Health Subcommittee Chair Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) investigated the Community Living Assistance Service and Supports (CLASS) program, which was a component of the health care law to provide care to the elderly and disabled, until President Obama canceled the program earlier this month because of cost and long-term sustainability concerns.   Full Read