Code, as many as 5 million lines of code that need to be rewritten. Experts say it could take weeks to help all of us noncomputer nerds, the healthcare. Gov contains 100 million lines of software code. Large banks about a fifth of that. So a major undertaking indeed on something that is too big to be allowed to fail. Peter alexander is at the wougs. What is the white house going to do . Reporter toure, thats a good question. The president s strategy today was to try to create a pretty good distinction between the website and the Health Care Law. Of course, to keep with his own metaphor, this idea of a shopping store, grocery store, if you will for a lot of people, the website is the like the sliding doors, that is the entry way to best understand the law. Thats why this has been so taxing to the white house. It should be spending his Political Capital on budget talks, not trying to defend the obama care website. One of the things to focus on over the next several days and weeks is exac
Just one more word on the subject. You know, im sure, you know, as a fellow political scientist, you agree with the generalizations are true until they are not, and so one of the interesting things about the reagan tax reform, of course, is that it was not the first two yearings of the first term. It was the first two years the second term, making it all the more imprezzive, and i think this is one of many respects in which our current circumstances are really driving a sense of whats possible. I mean, based on the past two administrations, one is led to the first two year conclusion, but, of course, bill clinton achieved what is arguably the biggest domestic success in the second term. So i would not i think it would be really unfortunate if we came to the conclusion, you know, that sort of like waste dna, the last six years of a president s term are wasted time; right . I hope we can govern ourselves in a higher proportion than that. You know, i agree. So large change, i think, well,
Citizens. S all if it hadnt been for these colleges and universities, we wouldnt have a civil rights movement. Maybe Martin Luther king junior or james farmer. A julian bond. Down, notnts sitting standing up. These colleges and universities bring about a nonviolent revolution, a revolution of values, i revolution of ideas. Have the podium, i want to take a moment to yield to a friend of mine. We were just going to introduce him. Mr. Davis. Is when it comes to education, he is a champion. Danny, thank you. You want to say a word . [applause] congressman davis of chicago. He is a native of arkansas. He has hbcus now. Actually, two of my heroes have already spoken. There isnt much else that i would need or desire to say, except that the schools have provided and continue to provide, not only the experiences that john has had, but experiences that thousands of young people all over the country. If there was not a morehouse, it kansas orbeen in ar a southern illinois. Southern university in
Host this is the story this morning. New hampshire republicans did a preview of 2016. An unusually early event for 2016 accelerated, even with todays electoral calendar. Coming to conservatives to pitch their product, coming to them live over the weekend, it is on our website, the Freedom Summit it took place in manchester, New Hampshire. Also, congressman paul ryan, the chair of the Budget Committee in cedar rapids. Early caucus states. All of this coming even before the midterm elections in november. We will get to your calls and comments in a moment. First a look at the other sunday morning programs starting at noon eastern time on cspan radio. Nancy callow is standing by. Good morning, nancy. On todays sunday tv talk shows, so the topics include the First Anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, the retirement of Kathleen Sebelius, politics in an off election, and foreign affairs. You can hear rebroadcast of the Program Beginning at noon eastern with meet the press care coguests
Good morning. In the Al Jazeera America. Were one step closer to a Government Shutdown, and late saturday night House Republicans passed a spending bill that would delay the Affordable Care act by at least one year. The bill will be sent to the senate where democrats have vowed to reject it. President obama promised to veto any legislation that strips him of his health plan. More from capitol hill. Reporter the house of representatives passed a spending bill largely along party lines to keep the federal government funded and operating through middecember. It has big Strings Attached. First of all, it will delay implementation of the federal Health Care Law known as obamacare by one year. It would also repeal a medical device sales tax. While that tax is controversial, some say it is necessary to help pay for the Health Care Law. Another bill passed unanimously, and this one would ensure that members of the military get their paychecks even if the federal government shuts down. The acti