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Senate Democrats on Tuesday closed ranks behind Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, declaring she should keep her job despite problems plaguing the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges. Democrats sought to deflect criticism by Republicans who have called for Sebelius’s ouster over what even Democrats acknowledge has been a botched rollout of the landmark law. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, praised the implementation of ObamaCare for proceeding smoothly compared to other massive federal programs. “If you compare it to all kinds of other programs of large magnitude, it’s actually ahead of schedule,...

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday rejected the onslaught of demands -- leveled most prominently by Republican lawmakers -- for her to resign over the botched rollout of the new Obamacare website. “The majority of people calling for me to resign, I would say, are people who I don’t work for and who do not want this program to work in the first place,” Sebelius said during an appearance at a Phoenix HHS call center. “I have had frequent conversations with the president and I have committed to him that my role is to get the program...

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is rebuffing calls from Republicans for her to resign over the troubled launch of the ObamaCare sign-up website, saying those asking her to resign are “people I don’t work for.” Sebelius gave the comments on a tour Thursday of an ObamaCare call center in Phoenix, which kicks off a multi-city tour by administration officials to promote the health care law amid the website's troubles. Sebelius said “no one is getting fired” over the litches and that her main focus is to get the website up and running. “The majority of people calling for...

Sebilius is an interview this evening claims Obama didn't know about Obamacare debacle until after October 1st rollout.