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Are so many stories about how angry the president is. they want to separate the president from all the problems, but where is the accountability? does someone have to be fired before americans think were on the right track? >> if this doesnt turn out to be the fix, if this website fix doesnt turn out to work as well as theyre promising right now on various conference calls, what theyre promising as far as the public is concerned, then i think you would see republican accountability and some dema...

Are so many stories about how angry the president is. they want to separate the president from all the problems, but where is the accountability? does someone have to be fired before americans think were on the right track? >> if this doesnt turn out to be the fix, if this website fix doesnt turn out to work as well as theyre promising right now on various conference calls, what theyre promising as far as the public is concerned, then i think you would see republican accountability and some dema...

Irrelevant to me because we havent had a real test of the system. they say it can handle up to 50,000 at one time. okay, lets see what happens. theyre hesitant to market it this week, and theyre not going to -- this is a soft launch, this is a beta test. >> its also the fact of what happens when people actually start enrolling and insurers start interacting and bills have to be paid when people put claims in? all those larger tests are so far down the road. it seems to me to put out a fact sheet...

Contractors accountable for the deliverables. if it were a small like ours we would be kicked out the door and not asked back. large government contractors specializing in getting government contracts and change orders and have a bunch of lawyers to defend themselves against any accusations of wrongdoing or blame. they seem to be able to shift blame to other parties so that they are never held accountable for delivering awful results. >> all right. so, luke, tell us what you really think because...

Contractors accountable for the deliverables. if it were a small like ours we would be kicked out the door and not asked back. large government contractors specializing in getting government contracts and change orders and have a bunch of lawyers to defend themselves against any accusations of wrongdoing or blame. they seem to be able to shift blame to other parties so that they are never held accountable for delivering awful results. >> all right. so, luke, tell us what you really think because...

Quickly fix those. we reopened the small group exchange in january the following year and as a result of that beta test, we were able to facilitate seamless enrollment from that point on. the administration has taken fragmented steps. they have brought the vendors back to the table. they are reaching out to other technology experts to look at the platform and make some suggestions for improvement. i really think its tough looking from the outside in to be able to tell what the problem is because...

Deadline is and now people really cant obey the law because the web sites not ready. then i think you could have -- right now honestly i looked at the list of people who are supporting that kind of thing. theyre all in fairly difficult re-election whether theyre in the house or the senate. i like jean sheheen a lot. she was the governor across the river as part of my time as governor. right now this is posturing. lets wait and see, give it another month. let it roll out. >> let me ask you anothe...

Marketplace using the federally facilitated exchange. consumers are having problems or were having problems creating their account and completing the application process. and that is sort of stymied or made it difficult for consumers to enroll. >> why do you think they are having problems on the federal level? >> on the federal side the issue really stems from a lack of timely guidance from h.h.s. the vendors vendors have been looking for the rules and regulations that guidance was shortcoming f...

Marketplace using the federally facilitated exchange. consumers are having problems or were having problems creating their account and completing the application process. and that is sort of stymied or made it difficult for consumers to enroll. >> why do you think they are having problems on the federal level? >> on the federal side the issue really stems from a lack of timely guidance from h.h.s. the vendors vendors have been looking for the rules and regulations that guidance was shortcoming f...

Issues with the exchange and quickly fix those. we reopened the small group exchange in january the following year and as a result of that beta test, we were able to facilitate seamless enrollment from that point on. the administration has taken fragmented steps. they have brought the vendors back to the table. they are reaching out to other technology experts to look at the platform and make some suggestions for improvement. i really think its tough looking from the outside in to be able to tel...