now signed up for obamacare. she says about 400,000 customers have joined since the official signup deadline of march 31st. we also have some paper applications which are being processed. states are processing applications. but we did not extend the open enrollment period beyond the 31st. we are giving people a chance to finish their purchase. a report by the rand corporation this week said 5.2 million people have lost health coverage since obamacare started. getting rid of obamacare is one of the driving forces behind the political spending of the koch brothers. you ve probably heard about them, especially from harry reid. but you may not actually know why they matter. correspondent doug mckell way has some answers tonight. reporter: judging from the frequency with which senate majority reader harry reid mentions the koch brothers they may be considered the biggest threat.
guests you had said, it is a good thing that we are reopening the government and really raising the debt ceiling. we have been very concerned here in north carolina by an unnecessary move by our state policy makers to stop processing applications for those families and children who are struggling the most in our economy. and certainly having the government reopen and making sure that we are providing these chris cal services at a time when so many families are trying to make sure food is on the table and roofs are other their children s head. this is a good decision for north carolina now. as i pointed out, this is not exclusive to north carolina but your state had the dubious title of being the first looking at cutting people off welfare. that s right, it was really an unnecessary decision. state policy makers have available to them over $600 million in our rainy day fund. it certainly is raining and has been for the past few weeks for
may breach nearby today, which would cause of course more devastating floods and potential landslides. we want to keep on top of that. more information when we get it. bill: we re learning more conservative groups targeted by the irs might come forward after yesterday s hearing. in that hearing at least one democrat offered this apology. we have all said that the singling out by name was wrong. the president said it was outrageous. the delays of over 13 months in processing applications were wrong. and the fact that the applications of some organizations have been pending for over three years is inexcusable. jay sekulow, chief counsel, american center for law and justice. he has been knee deep in this story. jay, good morning to you. hi, bill. bill: i don t know if the apology helped a lot of folks on the panel yesterday or not. to the point, are there more
every die since each of us on a bipartisan basis have condemned the actions within the irs exempt organization division and condemn the actions by the irs leadership who failed to accurately and adequately inform congress after they had all of the facts of what had occurred between 2010 and 2012. we have all said that the singling out by name was wrong. the president said it was outrageous. the delays of over 13 months in processing applications were wrong. and the fact that the applications of some organizations have been pending for over three years is inexcusable. the inability to get clear guidance on how to measure
i have not broken any laws. i have not violated any irs rules or regulations, and i have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee. and while i would very much like to answer the committee s questions today, i ve been advised by my counsel to assert my constitutional right not to testify or answer questions related to the subject matter of this hearing. after very careful consideration, i ve decided to follow my counsel s advice and not testify or answer any of the questions today. if you re going to take the fifth, that is, like, the deluxe version of taking the fifth, right? when a person pleads the fifth, they are referencing the specific part of that amendment to the constitution that says that a person cannot be forced to be a witness against himself. the irs official who heads the division that has been caught up in this scandal about processing applications from ideologically specific groups, she pled the