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    Should funding for Urban Health Initiative be investigated?

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-- that is new questions today now over six million dollar grant awarded to project run by a close friend.

Of the Obama family health and human services.

Gave the grant to Chicago's urban health initiative.

Which is run by president Obama's longtime friend and frequent golf buddy Eric Whitacre former New York senator -- -- motto -- live here.

Also Fox News contributor and senator good morning to you that debate -- you know this initiative is connected of the university Chicago medical center.

Michelle Obama has a connection there Valerie Jarrett has -- connection there David Axelrod has a history as well.

I mean on the surface what's it look like you bullet they'd have you believe.

That out of the thousands of applicants and I think they only took a handful.

I think 26 of them.

That they won this on the merits a lot of nonsense and -- really cries out to be investigated if you really believe that they won this grant.

Went out to White House change.

We want this intending to -- -- To social services -- you know -- embellished.

And you have to believe widget tip -- be cleared to believe in the Tooth Fairy that's a big -- on this -- the reporting suggests there's no specific evidence that links the organization.

Directly to you permission -- toward the money.

The appearance -- was however is that it's a different thing -- cries out to be investigated.

And really.

Congressman I -- investigations.

Subcommittee.

They should really have a hearing on this this is the same kind of nonsense that we've seen -- -- when the Energy Department.

Where they gave 550.

Million over half a billion dollars of taxpayer money.

-- corporation that went bankrupt literally -- -- after which Solyndra.

And oh just so happens that the people from -- drip where.

Giving campaign donations to President Obama and and and leadership campaign team.

So I mean you really believe they wanted on at another point here 3000 applicants is the number you mentioned you're right about that 26 awards were given -- -- -- that has seen 99%.

Failure rate.

But in addition to the money that was given -- health and human services on late Friday afternoon.

Apparently informed insurers that they are required to give credit to the health care law that was passed and signed in the -- In exchange for.

-- politics.

Once again.

We get them to say -- the insurance companies of America if if you're going to get back any money.

By the way you're getting this money as a result of Obama care that I if you want it really when it took about cheap.

Crass politics that's what the White House is now.

To get elected they -- -- politics.

Chicago style.

And that's what we've seen that that the money that's given out by the way -- in the form of rebate check on that politics that political point.

You know it's an election year the desperation would suggest what if you're right then about what they're saying there are the -- -- -- all that they're worried the economy is not doing nearly as well as they would have you believe.

-- unemployment numbers that you -- really not accurate the course.

Have been millions of people who were in the longer looking for jobs so they're no longer.

County in the unemployment rate if you count that the people who gave up.

They're desperate.

They're not looking for jobs anymore.

If you -- when 9% not eight point two or eight point oh my it is the issue in the year in the election we'll CL a plays out we'll keep in touch with you okay come back senator will pick up another topic next time apart -- -- --

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