Flashback: OMB Director Denies Mandate Penalty is a Tax By Michael Warren June 28, 2012 4:16 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint In February the Obama administration’s acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, Jeff Zeints, told the House Budget Committee that the penalty for not purchasing health insurance under Obamacare is not a tax. Watch below: TagsAffordable Care ActIndividual MandateMichael WarrenTaxesTWS Archive Related Content