Obama Defends 'Keep Your Plan' Claim [View all]
Source: TPM
TOM KLUDT – NOVEMBER 5, 2013, 6:57 AM EST
Amid a troubled rollout for his signature legislative achievement, President Barack Obama on Monday defended both the Affordable Care Act and a previous pledge he made in selling the law to the American public.
During a speech before volunteers for Organizing for Action, the President acknowledged that he's been bothered by the rollout, particularly the problems surrounding the website HealthCare.gov.
"Obviously we've been very frustrated, I personally have been very frustrated, with the problems around the website and healthcare," Obama said, according to a White House pool report. "
"It's inexcusable and there are a whole range of things we're going to need to do once we get this fixed, to talk about federal procurement when it comes to IT and how that's organized. But the model of providing health insurance for all Americans and using not just what government can do but also private sector competition and choice, that model's working."
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obama-defends-keep-your-plan-claim-video
Video of the President's comments at the link, above.
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