HHS Admits Nearly $5 Million Spent on Implementation of CLASS Act Prior to Abandoning Program

◼ "After ignoring repeated warnings from budget experts and Congressional Republicans, HHS still spent nearly $5 million of taxpayers' hard-earned money to implement a program it now says has no `viable path forward.' As families across America continue to struggle financially, the Obama Administration has wasted nearly $5 million on a failed program. - Senator John Thune

Thune introduced his Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act (S.720) in April and the bill currently has 34 co-sponsors.