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That are part of the edkagdz process. first and second and third year, it is only $95 to pay a penalty to not get the health care plan. but once they go on the site, one of the coolest thing. it is like a orbitz. we have transparency in the plans and that will drive prices down. >> that was a problem originally you couldnt compare when healthcare.gov was originally launched. secretary sebelius is encouraged by the trend lines and seeing more people seening up in december than november. she saidi...

Pa c american cross roads. and marjorie clifton is a former consultant of the obama came and ceo of clifton consults. >> the administration hoped to have 40 percent of the young people they define 18- 34-year-olds and by noonly 24 percent. what do the numbers tell us? >> the framework of obama care and logic was the idea that young people and healthy people would sign up to cover the costs and regulations of the program. they are 40 percent off of the target and if the enrollment dead line ended...

Shooting just recently. that everyone really understands personal finance." and so the bottom line is that were like, "well, were already doing that." there are so many things that and so it was kind of a perfect match. call for a legislative fix, call for congressional attention, an important message for americans eligible that hes ignoring. an important message for why? because hes gleeful hes gotten for medicare. hold of an issue with regard to the annual enrollment period is now open. the af...

When you see tens of thousands of children, again, disadvantaged children, lose access to head start, were cutting off our nose to spite our face. as a nation, we need to come together, put politics and ideology to the side. education has to be the ultimate bipartisan or nonpartisan, nonideological issue. we have to come together to make sure were increasing high school graduation rates, reducing dropout rates, and ultimately leading the world again in the number of young people graduating from ...

Therapy from this head start program in bridgeport, connecticut. he is lucky he did not lose his spot there because of the sequester. but then when the government shutdown, his school shut down, too. but thanks to a private donation, he got back to class much sooner than our elected officials were able to reach a deal. politics think short term. they think about the next new cycle. they think about the next election. early childhood investment is the best election we could make and also the ulti...

Things that theyre insisting on we include in any -- in any potential deal and then, of course, not excluding, although paul ryan didnt mention it in his op-ed, not excluding the fact that they also want to repeal or delay obama care. look, we -- this is very simple. democrats in the house and the senate have voted repeatedly to just keep the government open, to adopt a clean spending resolution. thomas, remember, weve even agreed to the number, the spending level that the republicans proposed t...

This part of our sad american history. but neither side really comes out smelling like a rose. and its just a demeaning slap in the face to our american military families. >> well, to the american military families, to people who are relying on a whole range of government programs. sorry, theres -- somebody is coming in my ear, thomas. but the whole range of people from head start recipients to the people getting the women, infants and children nutrition program. so its not just the troops, its ...

Will human illateded we have a about our economy. handful of right wing extremists we cant make extortion routine holding us hostage and now as part of our democracy. >> meanwhile, republican leaders threatening not to pay our bills. >> and in a sense, senator, is in the house today unveiled a proposal for a bipartisan, the householding the senate hostage in the sense that if a 20-member committee to make bill to fund payments for these recommendations on a debt limit increase in ways to reign i...

I had a day where i made, like, nine bucks total. >> thats barely enough to support her two children. ages seven and eleven. >> she suffers from a rare incurable disorder that affects the central nervous system. she was to participate in a clinical drug trial. but more than 13,000 workers are furloughed due to the government shutdown. and new clinical trials are on hold. >> a teacher in the head start program, robinson has also lost her child care and has no savings. >> im at a loss for words, r...

Decision whether she should get >> doctor, it is ---ing. the death penalty. house members are back on >> i know who it is. capitol hill today. >> joining me now is the writer they just passed a bill that and director of "parkland" peter will ensure furloughed federal workers get paid when the government shutdown ends. landesman. >> great to be here. >> this is a story thats been and while fighting continues in told many times and quat often washington, the personal impact told very well. is be...