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ObamaCare enrollees to join president in Rose Garden (Video)
The Hill ^

Posted on 10/20/2013 4:47:49 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

ObamaCare enrollees to join president in Rose Garden (Video) By Justin Sink - 10/20/13 05:12 PM ET

President Obama "will directly address the technical problems" with the ObamaCare website during a Rose Garden event Monday morning, according to a White House official.

The president will discuss work continuing "around the clock" to improve the website, which has been plagued by problems since its launch earlier this month. According to the White House official, the president and his team find those troubles "unacceptable."

The official said the president will be joined by "consumers, small business owners, and pharmacists," including individuals who have already enrolled in ObamaCare online.

Many individuals have reported issues creating accounts on the website, which allows uninsured Americans to shop for health insurance. Healthcare providers have also complained that the government has turned over error-riddled data for those Americans who are able to successfully purchase coverage on the exchange.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have expressed outrage with persistent problems. The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing on the website's issues during the week.

On Sunday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the issue "has to be fixed."

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) have called for the resignation of Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius over the issues.

In a blog post on Sunday, HHS said it had called in "some of the best and brightest" to help iron out the technical glitches.

“We have updated the site several times with new code that includes bug fixes that have greatly improved the HealthCare.gov experience,” the agency said. “Today, more and more individuals are successfully creating accounts, logging in, and moving on to apply for coverage and shop for plans. We're proud of these quick improvements, but we know there's still more work to be done.”

The White House said the president will also stress that the Affordable Care Act is "much more than just a website" in the event.

"The product – quality, affordable insurance – is good, and if anything, the interest and demand at the launch of HealthCare.gov proves just how urgently Americans want and need access to these new health care options," the White House official argued.

Despite the technical issues that have plagued the opening weeks of the new exchanges, the White House has been eager to highlight the intense interest in the marketplaces.

According to the White House, there have been more than 19 million unique visits to the website since its launch this month. And an administration official said Saturday that nearly a half million Americans have begun shopping for insurance on the site, although the White House did not announce how many of this individuals had successfully purchased coverage.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: karmelallison; obamacare
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Puppets............
1 posted on 10/20/2013 4:47:49 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Oh good. The attention whore wants more attention.

And watch the networks worship the Clown.


2 posted on 10/20/2013 4:48:29 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Will the multi-million dollar contractors join them?

http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/lew-obama-frustrated-by-snags-in-healthcare-rollout-but-not-crony-contractors/


3 posted on 10/20/2013 4:49:22 PM PDT by whitedog57
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To: Sub-Driver

They were bragging half a million. Are they gonna put them all in the rose garden?


4 posted on 10/20/2013 4:50:24 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/nicolae-hussein-obama/)
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To: Sub-Driver

Brain dead morons as political props for a fascist dictator. What an idea!


5 posted on 10/20/2013 4:50:53 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hold on to your sombrero! Here comes amnesty! The GOP is on a roll!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Should be room for all three of them.


6 posted on 10/20/2013 4:52:18 PM PDT by KnutKase (VRWC member since 1988)
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To: Sub-Driver

“...the interest and demand at the launch of HealthCare.gov proves just how urgently Americans want and need access to these new health care options,” the White House official argued.

Makes you wonder if these spox can even hear what they
are spouting.


7 posted on 10/20/2013 4:52:27 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Brain dead morons as political props for a fascist dictator. What an idea!

A useful tool...


8 posted on 10/20/2013 4:52:31 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: Sub-Driver

I wonder what level of COMPENSATION they will receive for the affection they will slather on The Great Leader?

an extra hundred for a Bow From The Waist?

FIfty Bucks if they bring doggie biscuits for BO?


9 posted on 10/20/2013 4:52:34 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: Sub-Driver

Alinsky. The idiots buy this manure.


10 posted on 10/20/2013 4:53:28 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I hate these people.


11 posted on 10/20/2013 4:53:43 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Sub-Driver

What will be good is that the day after, some of those in the photo op will be ID’d as being Democratic party activists for Ogabecare. I wonder how many will be ID’d? I bet all of ‘em!


12 posted on 10/20/2013 4:54:13 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Exactly. These stunts WORK.


13 posted on 10/20/2013 4:55:11 PM PDT by BlueStateRightist
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To: COBOL2Java

we love you barack

sung to the tune of “we love you Conrad.....” from Bye Bye Birdie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HshXpGZehM


14 posted on 10/20/2013 4:55:35 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: Sub-Driver

All three? (Does that also include Moochelle?)


15 posted on 10/20/2013 4:57:22 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Sub-Driver

16 posted on 10/20/2013 4:57:55 PM PDT by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Mercifully, I won't be home to watch this slobberfest. Just the thought of him makes me want to hurl.

Wonder who he will blame for the enrollment problems. Expect to hear the word “Republicans” quite a few times.

17 posted on 10/20/2013 4:58:45 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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According to the White House official, the president and his team find those troubles "unacceptable."

The president has found a lot of things to be "unacceptable" over the years. Nothing has been done about any of them.

18 posted on 10/20/2013 4:59:17 PM PDT by Excellence (All your database are belong to us.)
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To: fatnotlazy
"Expect to hear the word “Republicans” quite a few times."

"Republicans" is no longer divisive enough. "Factions in the Republican Party," is a safer bet.

19 posted on 10/20/2013 5:01:21 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: JPG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liKhLNY5GYI

I’m YOUR PUPPET


20 posted on 10/20/2013 5:01:21 PM PDT by Chickensoup (we didn't love freedom enough... Solzhenitsyn.)
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