Jonathan Gruber Draws Fire From Ron DeSantis

Jonathan Gruber is drawing fire from U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., after a video emerged in which he said the lack of transparency and the stupidity of the American voter helped pass President Barack Obamas federla health-care law. DeSantis wants Gruber to return federal monies he received for consulting on the law.

"Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber's comments paint a disturbing picture of a man willing to concoct deception after deception in order to cram an unpopular health law through Congress, DeSantis said on Thursday. Gruber displays an appalling contempt for the American people, a contempt that is all the more troubling given that he was richly rewarded with $400,000 in taxpayer dollars for his so-called consulting services. To receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds in exchange for lying to the public is simply unacceptable. I call on Jonathan Gruber to return the $400,000 he has amassed as a result of his questionable conduct."