Democrats rally behind president in defence of Obamacare

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Source: the guardian

Democrats rallied behind Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Sunday, claiming the problems with the disastrous rollout of the president's signature healthcare reform will be fixed.

"This is never going to be easy," Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, told NBC's Meet The Press. "What matters is what happens at the kitchen table of the American people and how they will have more affordability, more accessibility, better-quality care, prevention, wellness, a healthier nation."

The rollout of the ACA, which has included serious problems with the federal website healthcare.gov and a furore over Obama's statement that under the reform no one would lose their health plan, has attracted criticism from Democrats as well as Republicans, with some arguing it will hamper their chances in the 2014 midterm elections. On Friday, 39 House Democrats voted for a Republican "Keep your Plan" bill. On Sunday, leading Democratic figures took to the talkshows to defend the president's record.

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On Sunday, on ABC's This Week, the New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand repeatedly referred to the administration's predicament over Obamacare as "an implementation issue", and said it had been a mistake not to be more specific about the types of policies that would be closed down under the ACA.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/17/obamacare-democrats-healthcare

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[Iliyah]

1. In other words, corporate media will report 24/7

Pres O has lost support of the Democratic party. Now ain't that something, an UK newspaper reporting facts huh.

Thanks for the article!

[Brigid]

2. All I can say is . . .

It's about time.

[bobGandolf]

3. Better late than never. n/t

[Corruption Inc]

4. They should try rallying around universal health care, not for-profit insurance

Oops, I mentioned what the American people actually want and need instead of partaking in a worthless sideshow of distractions.

[rickford66]

5. Maybe I'm wrong but ...

when the ACA was being debated and congressional Democrats went home to explain it, didn't the right wing noise machine disrupt and shout them down? They didn't want to hear about it and now they're upset because they didn't hear about it. Obama should have done a George W Bush and said F*ck em.

[libdem4life]

6. Is it just me, or is this business of the women coming in to clean stuff up getting to be a habit?

Seriously, the government shutdown. Who got their committees together and fixed it? Every one was a woman, as I recall.

Who's facing down the Fat Cats for the first time...ever...and doing a bang-up job? Elizabeth

Skipping the other obvious potential, as there is no declaration yet.

[grahamhgreen]

7. Pelosi sounded almost incoherent on MTP.... They need to be pushing for the public option.