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You're on your own. we are not going to participate. >> before i let you go, frank palone of new jersey had this to say about today's proceedings. >> once again here we have my republican colleagues trying to scare everybody. >> will the gentleman yield? >> i will not yield to this monkey court or whatever. >> this is not a monkey court. >> do whatever you want. i am not yielding. i'm trying to tell you the problem here -- >> the gentleman has a legitimate concern of the committee. >> pre-existing conditions don't matter. hipaa doesn't apply. you are asked for your address, your date of birth....

Suicide last month. investigators believe that she had been bullied online and in person for about a year's time. martha: new reaction today after explosive hearing into the count countless obamacare website problems that have been witnessed. the lead contractors behind the site got a bit of a grilling by a house committee yesterday, and one of the biggest moments in that when a new jersey democrat blasted republicans for suggesting that healthcare.gov violates american law. >> once again here we have my republican colleagues trying to scare everybody -- >> will the gentleman yield? >> no i wi...

On their shoulders because everyone there is basically a subcontractor of cgi. the question of privacy, doctor, which led to a relatively heated exchange and i want to play that portion. take a look. >> yes. >> i am trying to tell you that the problem here -- >> disrespecting american citizens -- >> it is a legitimate concern of this committee. >> hipaa doesn't apply. there's no health information in the process. you were asked about your address, your date of birth and you are not asked health information so why are we going down this path? because you are trying to scare people so they don't...

>> respecting citizens. >> hipaa doesn't apply, no health information in the process and you are asked about your address, your date of birth and you are not asked health information so why are we going down this path? >> well, trying to sign up has been frustrating for a lot of people. there was a recent comment on health care.gov that taps into the frustration. it said, quote, this is by far the worst website i have ever tried to navigate. i have tried at least 50 times to get in and have never made it all of the way, but in the past hour an executive from cgi, the main software contractor s...

Statement saying that there was no legitimacy to this hearing and, last line of questioning certainly confirms that. hipaa only applies when there's health information being provided. that is not in play here today. no health information is required in the application process and why is that? because preexisting conditions don't matter. so once again, here we have, my rub republican colleagues trying to -- >> will the gentleman yield? >> i will not yield to this monkey court. >> this is not monkey court. >> i am not yielding, i'm trying to tell you -- >> protecting american citizens -- >> no l...