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White House sidesteps on 'Obamacare' change
Chattanooga Free-Times Press ^ | November 6, 2013 | AP

Posted on 11/06/2013 12:00:27 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

WASHINGTON — Under growing pressure, the administration refused repeatedly to state a position Tuesday on legislation formalizing President Barack Obama's oft-stated promise that people who like their existing coverage should be allowed to keep it under the new health care law.

Senate Democrats spoke dismissively of the proposals, signaling they have no intention of permitting a vote on the issue that marks the latest challenge confronting supporters of "Obamacare."

An earlier controversy appeared to be ebbing on a law that has generated more than its share of them. Even so, one strong supporter of the health care law, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R. I., good-naturedly told an administration official, "Good luck getting through this mess."

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: 2014; aca; obama; obamacare

1 posted on 11/06/2013 12:00:28 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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“......There were also expressions of urgency from Democrats.

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., asked if the website in use in his state could be streamlined.

When Tavenner said she would look into the issue and get back to him, he said: “Can we do that today?”........


2 posted on 11/06/2013 12:04:00 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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3 posted on 11/06/2013 1:21:46 AM PST by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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bttt


5 posted on 11/06/2013 1:44:37 AM PST by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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Didn’t the LA Times, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post cover for Obama while he lied to the country about being able to keep your insurance and doctors?


6 posted on 11/06/2013 2:34:24 AM PST by GOPJ (If you like your Social Security number and bank account, you can keep it. Freeper AU72)
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The longer odumbo and company keep stonewalling issues on odumbocare, the less heat they will get on Benghazi, IRS, Fast and Furious, NSA wiretapping and MANY MANY more.

I say to odumbo, “If you like you bullsh%t you can keep your bullsh%t.


7 posted on 11/06/2013 4:50:06 AM PST by DaveA37
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The lies are having a cumulative effect on the more honorable members of the MSM... Not all the people in the press have blinders on...


8 posted on 11/06/2013 6:47:05 AM PST by GOPJ (Many Nazi functionaries were “decent people”-but did evil things while at work.GladeCuru)
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