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RNC Chair Reince Priebus: Obamacare promises are 'a lot of talk'
Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman, said the administration's fixes and apologies for Obamacare are, so far, all talk and little concrete improvement.
Bipartisan bill for community mental health services still needed under Obamacare: senators
Obamacare will include coverage for mental health services in all plans going forward, but won't address a gap in mental health community services, said the bipartisan co-sponsors of a bill to close that gap.
Congress likes spending more than cutting, study says
This Congress has proposed five spending-increase bills for every spending-cut bill, according to a new study by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, which argues that at a time of big deficits and debt, lawmakers should be looking for ways to trim.
Democratic strategist: Sebelius should resign if problems extend to 2014
A Democratic strategist said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has to fix the HealthCare.gov site quickly to keep her job.
Just ahead of Election Day, Terry McAuliffe is playing a new game: Where's Waldo?
If polls are to be believed, Democrat Terry McAuliffe is likely to be Virginia's next governor. But five days before Election Day, it's not exactly clear where he is.
Issa issues subpoena for Sebelius' documents on Obamacare website rollout
The House's top investigator said Thursday he has issued a subpoena ordering President Obama's top health official to turn over documents related to the flawed rollout of the federal website that serves two-thirds of the country seeking benefits under Obamacare.
Rep. Barbara Lee slams looming food stamp cuts
Rep. Barbara Lee, California Democrat, said Thursday that the cuts to the nation's food stamp program that go into effect Friday are unacceptable.
Cancelled plans hurt individuals, economy, Dem senator says
Sen. Bob Casey, Pennsylvania Democrat, said Thursday that the limited health care policies being cancelled under Obamacare are bad for both the individuals who had them and the country.
Romney calls ObamaCare a 'frustrating embarrassment'
The man who could be considered a founding father of tenable public healthcare programs is still shaking his head. "In the years since the Massachusetts health care law went into effect nothing has changed my view that a plan crafted to fit the unique circumstances of a single state should not be grafted onto the entire country," Mitt Romney says of ObamaCare.
Republican sees House vote on immigration this year
Rep. Jeff Denham, California Republican, said Thursday that the immigration reform bill will get support from more Republicans and that it's realistic the House will vote before the end of the year.
Joe Biden on health care website: 'Clear that I wasn't getting online'
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said he knew the federal Obamacare website wasn't working so he didn't even bother to try logging in and trying to create a personal account for the health exchanges.
Dem Rep. Tonko: Obamacare site bugs will be fixed
Rep. Paul Tonko, New York Democrat, said Thursday he is confident the many flaws and bugs of the Obama administration's Healthcare.gov will be fixed.
Sen. John Thune: Biggest problem facing Obama is broken promises, not website glitches
Sen. John Thune, South Dakota Republican, said Thursday that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' testimony before Congress the day before went "as well as could be expected."
IT workers should copy Red Sox, grow beards to fix HealthCare.gov: Markey
Sen. Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, suggested Thursday that the information technology professionals working on the HealthCare.gov website follow a page out of the Red Sox's book to fix the site and grow beards.
Obama to Democratic donors: I need Pelosi as House speaker
Speaking of the Sandy Hook school shootings and the Boston Marathon bombing, Mr. Obama said he expected Republican lawmakers to cooperate with him more often this year.
Obama gets sneak peak of NBA legend Bill Russell's statue in Boston
President Obama got a sneak preview of a statue of NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell in Boston on Wednesday and later gave Mr. Russell and a woman a ride in the presidential limousine.
Sen. Tim Kaine: Phone tapping will harm Obama's partner-based foreign policy
Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, said that tapping the phones of European leaders will be problematic for President Obama's foreign policy, which has focused on working with his counterparts around the world.
Common sense triumphs: 70 percent of registered voters want to delay Obamacare for a year
The public's common sense appears to trump White House political posturing: a national poll of 661 registered voters find that seven-out-of-10 say that a one-year delay for Obamacare is a good idea. The numbers: 55 percent of the voters "strongly favor" a delay in enforcing the health care law's individual mandate, while 15 percent "somewhat favor" it.
Democratic strategist: Look for Obama to take responsibility for website debacle
As lawmakers have pointed fingers and asked exactly who is responsible for the flaws in HealthCare.gov, one Democratic strategist believes President Obama will take responsibility when he speaks in Boston on Wednesday afternoon.
GOP lawmaker: Sebelius 'not in Kansas anymore' with Obamacare failures
A Texas congressman told Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday that "we're not in Kansas anymore," a quotation from "The Wizard of Oz" and an apparent dig at the secretary's background as former governor of the Midwestern state.
