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Sebelius threatens to put VA in charge of Obamacare if critics don't 'back the fuck off'

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1543

Kathleen Sebelius

WASHINGTON, DC — Following yesterday's disastrous Obamacare hearing on Capitol Hill, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a video message to Youtube where she warns: "Back the fuck off, or I'll go nuclear."

The so-called "nuclear option" has long been considered a red line for the administration. It would see Sebelius cede control of implementing the Affordable Care Act to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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