that nobody is more frustrated by that than i am, precisely because the product is good. we ve got people working overtime, 24/7, to boost capacity and address the problems. experts from some of america s top private sector tech companies who, by the way, have seen things like this happen before, they want it to work. they pushed too much into such a little period of time, they were finding all kinds of problems. the reports are now coming out that were circulating long before the launch of healthcare.gov that there was incredible concern. very deep concern about whether the technology was functioning, whether it was passing the test, but the pressure coming back from the politicians was make it work, make it work, make it work. in other words, we re not listening to this. you guys fix it. if the website is not fixed, will people still have to pay the fine? we re three weeks into this, and that s not one. as written, the law makes clear people who do not have access to affordable
big reason. it really is. his signature legislation. lack of leadership in washington at a time when you need to be we are doing everything we growing jobs. very concerning. can possibly do to get the this is a rear view mirror look, delayed report because of the websites working better, faster shutdown, carol. christine romans, reporting live from new york. sooner. we ve got people working let s turn to another financial expert for realities behind this overtime, 24/7, to boost capacity and address the morning s numbers. problems. monica mehta, frequent columnist experts from some of america s and the author of top private sector tech companies who, by the way, have entrepreneurial instinct. good morning, monica. seen things like this happen good morning, carol. can we find any comfort at before r they want it to work. all in these numbers? well, i think you re seeing they re reaching out. more of the same with these they re offering to send help. gary lauer is the ceo of
things here, if not both. one is too much traffic. they didn t expect or anticipate the influx of people, and i believe it s, i think the president said, about 20 million over the past couple weeks, to handle all that traffic. and secondly, software bugs or glitches. the president called them kinks. i think that s a loyte word for people not being able to process their applications easily. it s a major problem and he s doubling up the engineers to work on it. he said, i have the best and brightest working on the bugs, the kinks, whatever you want to call this. this is what he said. we are doing everything we can possibly do to get the websites working better, faster, sooner. we ve got people working overtime, 24/7, to boost capacity and address the problems. experts from some of america s top private sector tech companies who, by the way, have seen things like this happen
websites working better, faster, sooner. we ve got people working overtime, 24/7, to boost capacity and address the problems. experts from some of america s top private sector tech companies who, by the way, have seen things like this happen before. they want it to work. they re reaching out, they re offering to send help. we ve had some of the best i.t. talent in the entire country join the team and we re well into a tech surge to fix the problem. and we are confident that we will get all of the problems fixed. number four, while the website will ultimately be the easiest way to buy insurance through the marketplace, it isn t the only way. i want to emphasize this. even as we redouble our efforts to get the site working as well as it s supposed to, we re also redoubling our efforts to make sure you can still buy the same quality, affordable insurance plans available on the marketplace the old-fashioned
sooner. we ve got people working overtime 24/7 to boost capacity and address the problems. experts from some of america s top private sector tech companies who, by the way, have seen things like this happen before, they want it to work. they re reaching out, they re offering to send help. we ve had some of the best i.t. talent in the entire country join the team and we re well into a tech surge to fix the problem. and we are confident that we will get all the problems fixed. number four, while the website will ultimately be the easiest way to buy insurance through the marketplace, it isn t the only way. even as we redouble our experts to get the site working as well as it s supposed to, we re also redoubling our efforts to make sure you can still buy the same quality, affordable insurance plans available on the marketplace the old fashioned