for republicans. if the government shuts down and there s glitches in the beginning, the government shut down, how can you expect a very smooth rollout of obama care? most of obama care funding is mandatory spending. it s not subject to this discretionary funding. but if you have to imagine if the government is shut down and all these nonessential government workers, close to a million, are at home, it s probable to believe that some of the glitches are because the republicans shut down the government. you know what else alike? the idea if everybody is home, maybe they ll go on their local website and sign up for obama care. shut that government down, suckers! here we go. jay, igor, and dr. chris lewis, thanks. up next, the ghost of government shutdowns past. what have we learned since the last time. you work. and you want to get an mba. but going back to school is hard. because you work. now, capella university offers a revolutionary new way to get your degree.
okay, eric, we have time for just one more caller. melissa, we have the president on the line. what?! really? well, mr. president, you re on the air. the affordable care act is here to stay! oh, well, you heard it from the source, folks, this is going to happen. joining me now, jay engolf, the man who until recently was inside the obama administration and was responsible for the implementation of the president s health care law. carmen wong ulrich, host of marketplace money on american public media, igor wolski of thinkprogress.org, and dr. chris liliss, a primary care physician in fredericksburg, virginia, and a member of doctors for america. thank you all for being here and putting up with the silliness of my fake radio show here. so i m attempting to debunk at least some of the myths we ve heard coming from not just americans in general, but specifically from our policy
baltimore ravens will be promoting obama care, but only in the state of maryland. as far as all the other states, the obama administration recently awarded $67 million to more than a hundred groups around the country to act as navigators to help the uninsured understand their options under the new health law. but now republicans on the house energy and commerce committee have sent a letter to these navigators, demanding extensive paperwork, essentially requiring them to spend time doing busy work, instead of educating the uninsured. protesting this busy work, congressman henry waxman, who wrote to the committee chairman, quote, the timing of these letters is particularly suspect. indeed, it appears that these requests may have been sent solely to divert of small community groups. joining me now, live from detroit, is dr. herb smitherman, assistant dean of community and urban health at wayne state university school of medicine. also with me, igor wolski, of thinkprogress.org, professor