Bills. And we can also discuss our did i it lenses. I think differences. I think that most americans believe, as do we, neither side everything. And there is room for us too have aate and conversation. But this position is being taken by the majority leader in the senate as well as president that there will be no negotiations is not something that i think the American People would want. Certainly we should be talking. Last question. Support giving back pay to the federal workers out of the job because of the shutdown . Realize that there is a lot of pain in this shutdown. All of us have furloughed employees both in our district offenses as well as up here. That is aot something pleasant thing to do as an employer. That is not something that is easy when so many of these individuals are counting on their paychecks to make mortgages and get through the month. We are looking to reopen this so that we can see federal employees return to can get on and we with the business of discussing whe
Health care to prisoners of war simply because i want that standard to be available to our soldiers in future wars. The standard we set today could follow us into the next war, and unfortunately, there will be. But having to take him off the ship because he was sick is no excuse to stop the interrogation to gather intelligence. Putting him on the ship because you dont want to use Guantanamo Bay is an illconceived and designed strategy that its not changed or replaced is going to come back to haunt this country. This man possesses an enormous amount of intelligence potential. He is now in federal court. He will be given a lawyer. And once hes charged with a crime, he should be given a lawyer. But before that, we have the right under the law of war to hold him, to gather intelligence, treat him humanely, but question him about what he knows about al qaeda, because theyre still out there lurking. So i would end with this. I would like to work with the senator from New Hampshire and anybod
Have me. Let me in, earth, wind and fire a very good afternoon to you, and in spite of aggressive attacks by its opponents, in spite of zealous campaigns to prevent its passage and implementation, it may surprise some of you to learn, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act is, in fact, alive and kicking. Just moments ago, we got the long awaited enrollment numbers for the month of october. Hhs secretary, kathleen sebelius, announcing on a Conference Call that just over 106,000 signed up on the aca private exchanges in the first month. As the white house has warned, not up to their own or anyone elses expectations but theres more. Nearly 400,000 have now been accessed as eligible for medicaid, or oh the Childrens Health insurance program. And nearly 1 million customers have gotten all the way through the application process but have yet to select a plan. Enrollments are improving, uninsured rates going down, growth in Health Care Costs is slowing, and even that troubled website
Bill clinton and john boehner of all people have found something about the Affordable Care act that they can agree on. Its clinton vs. Obama, part two. The president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people. You will keep your Health Insurance. Former president bill clinton weighed in. Let them keep what theyve got. Thank you bill clinton. A lot of problems. Disappointing obama care numbers. Doesnt surprise me. I think things are going to pick up. They have got to fix this and fast. I have not seen figures. Expecting official numbers from the administration. Releasing by the end of the week. We need to work to implement it. Listen to debbie wassermanschultz. Every single day. They know when it is successful their candidates lose. When we look back we will be better off. Still with all this peeling up. We are not going backwards. There is this ideological opposition. It is about ideology. Most obvious example is healthcare. Gov. They know when it is succes
All people have found something about the Affordable Care act that they can agree on. Its clinton vs. Obama, part two. The president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people. You will keep your Health Insurance. Former president bill clinton weighed in. Let them keep what theyve got. Thank you bill clinton. A lot of problems. Disappointing obama care numbers. Doesnt surprise me. I think things are going to pick up. They have got to fix this and fast. I have not seen figures. Expecting official numbers from the administration. Releasing by the end of the week. We need to work to implement it. Listen to debbie wassermanschultz. Every single day. They know when it is successful their candidates lose. When we look back we will be better off. Still with all this peeling up. We are not going backwards. There is this ideological opposition. It is about ideology. Most obvious example is healthcare. Gov. They know when it is successful. Republicans plotting strate