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Has begun her opening statement. lets drop in right now. >> applications for coverage have been submitted across the nation. more than half of those are in the federal marketplace alone. this tremendous interest confirms that american people are looking for quality affordable health care coverage. we mow that the consumer experience -- we know that the consumer experience has been frustrating for many americans. some have had trouble creating accounts and logging into the site while others have ...

Now? >> pretty striking. representative tom price, republican, who is a medical doctor in the house of representatives behave the weekly address, said on the stump the president regularly tells americans if you like your plan you can keep your plan. but if you read the bill, that just isnt so. for starters within five years every health care plan will have to meet a new federal definition for coverage, one that your current plan might not match even if you like it. this was predicted long ago by...

American public and to congress that everything would be ready on time, everything was a go. none of that proved to be true. now were told everything will be okay very soon. so why should the american people believe you now? >> congressman brady, i would go back to what has worked in the three and a half years since the affordable care act was implemented. we have been able to make a difference in the lives of coverage of young people. weve been able -- >> but specifically on the web site and th...

Your health care this is what happens and, this is the easy part. this was just the coverage. wait until the government starts making decisions on patient care, treatments and reimbursements. bill: youre going to have a lot more hearings on this. >> yeah. bill: more to the point, cms were the ones we were told, cms decided to go live. cms decided on the testing. cms decided on october 1st. that canadian contractor that testified, all the fingers of blame went to cms. is that where it stops? >> w...

Will be? no amount of web site fixes can make right the presidents broken promises that health care costs will be lowered by $2500. or that americans will be able to keep the plan they have and like. those are worthy goals. reducing costs and maintaining coverage, and theyre ones that we should all work together to accomplish. id be remiss if i didnt remind my colleagues that the they were put forward by republicans at the time was the only plan scored by the nonpartisan congressional budget off...

So far what weve seen is the absolute opposite of what youre suggesting. >> have you enrolled if the plan? >> i have employer-sponsored insurance. i would not be eligible for the plan. >> from the federal government? is that what you mean? >> yes. >> so youre not participating in obamacare? >> im participating in employer-sponsored insurance which -- >> government -- >> 85% of the country does. >> so you have government insurance. so youre not -- have you gone on the site and tried to enroll or ...

Bill: im bill hemmer. apparently, she has an opening statement where she will apologize for all the glitches, and theyre working to fix it. still, though, then the questions come. congressman kevin brady is asking some of those questions in the hearing. he was with us just last hour on "americas newsroom", and this is what he saidment. >> i think whats becoming clear is the flaw is not simply the web site, the flaw is the law itself. when you try to inject 159 new federal agencies, bureaucracies...

Testing of the web site well ahead of the october 1st rollout. you can also expect lawmakers to ask marilyn talfer in, about why the administration was telling various congressional committees that the web site was on track when now it is clear they were not. you can also expect some lawmakers to bring up the anxiety millions of americans are facing now that they are losing their current health care plans while the site that is responsible for signing up for new coverage is not fully functioning...

Complexity of the system, and the work they provided for healthcare.gov, the federal data hub, is working well and and performing as it should. qssi has the skills and expertise to help us address these problems. they will work with leadership and contractors to prioritize the needed fixes and make sure today get done. we are committed to improving the consumer experience with healthcare.gov. while we continue this work, i encourage people to continue to apply by phone, by mail or by finding loc...