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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius might have broken the law by asking insurance companies to donate to outside groups promoting President Obama’s healthcare law, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said Saturday.

Alexander compared the fundraising to the Iran-Contra scandal.

“Secretary Sebelius’s fundraising for and coordinating with private entities helping to implement the new health care law may be illegal, should cease immediately and should be fully investigated by Congress,” Alexander said in a statement.

The Washington Post reported Friday that Sebelius has asked insurance executives and community groups to contribute to Enroll America, a non-profit group created to promote the healthcare law and encourage people to enroll in its new coverage options.

Sebelius has undertaken the fundraising push because HHS has very little money to promote the healthcare law and Congress has refused to boost the implementation budget.Read more.