Another day, another Democrat-run state caught red-handed mishandling Americans' most sensitive personal information. This time it's Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's administration under federal scrutiny after a devastating data breach exposed the private health records of 700,000 state residents.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health Committee, has launched a formal investigation demanding answers from Pritzker's Illinois Department of Human Services. The probe comes after what sources describe as a catastrophic failure to protect citizens' medical data and an even worse failure to properly respond when the breach was discovered.
Patriots, this is exactly what we've come to expect from Democrat-controlled states: bureaucratic incompetence followed by a desperate cover-up attempt. While Pritzker and his cronies were probably busy figuring out new ways to raise taxes and expand government control, they couldn't even handle the basic responsibility of protecting the health information of three-quarters of a million Illinoisans.
Federal Oversight Finally Steps In
Senator Cassidy isn't playing games with this investigation. He's demanding detailed records from the Illinois Department of Human Services, and frankly, it's about time someone held these Democrat administrators accountable for their failures.
This breach represents everything wrong with big government bureaucracy. These state agencies collect massive amounts of our most personal information, promise to keep it safe, then act surprised when their shoddy cybersecurity gets exposed by hackers.
"The American people deserve better than having their private health information treated like a political football by incompetent Democrat bureaucrats."
The timing couldn't be more perfect, with President Trump's second administration focused on draining the swamp and holding government accountable at every level. This investigation should serve as a warning to every Democrat governor: the days of sweeping your failures under the rug are over.
How many more Americans need to have their privacy violated before Democrat-run states take cybersecurity seriously? And will Governor Pritzker finally face real consequences for his administration's epic failure to protect Illinois families?