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>> this is just another validation point that, you know, if the government has that information, they're going to use it for other purposes not just for the actual medical field or for, you know, your health care benefits. >> reporter: now, one other item to pay attention to on the web site, the government has contracted a couple of third parties including expeer onto verify your identity. they recently acknowledged that one of its subsidiaries was duped into selling valid social security numbers to a hacker in vietnam, harris. harris: there's this little hearing going on on capitol hill about...

People, you know, took a look at it or 20 million -- there were 20 million attempts to log on, but that's not necessarily saying 20 million, that could be two million people who tried ten times each. >> exactly. that's right. and you have to be, you have to unpack any of those statistics that are cited like that. jon: and it's not just republicans who are asking questions. interestingly, senator max baucus of montana, a democrat who famously said he saw a train wreck coming with obamacare, and interestingly is not running for re-election, he says he wants to convene the finance committee to ta...

Say no. i mean, it is perhaps one of the most divisive issues of our day, whether this health care law is a good thing or a bad thing, but the majority of americans seem to think getting rid of it would be a good idea. >> well, in the 2012 census it was reported that 48 million americans did not have health insurance maybe because they didn't want it or they weren't old enough to get it, i don't know. but the bottom line is we need true health care reform, and this hearing and the fact that congress is in session, this is the time to actually correct it. because there was fraud in the system, ...

New hampshire senator, jeanne shaheen also up for re-election made a similar proposal on tuesday. west virginia senator joe manchin said are that is not enough. they sound like republican on that issue. he wants to delay the individual mandate for an entire year. if there were ever a reason to delay obamacare, just watch today's hearing, it might be found in there. the lead contractors for rolling out obamacare to the public taking all sorts of heat and all sorts of awkward moments already in the early minutes of the hearing underway. let's bring in a.b. stoddard, associate editor and columnis...

Condition, mental or physical health. the new law is also working to lower prices and increase competition and expand mental health services. >> reporter: so that's the message from the administration. they want to say this law is more than just a web site, but until they get the web site fixed, they're going to have a hard time getting that message out. harris: ed henry outside the white house, thank you. >> reporter: good to see you. jon: so is today's hearing a sign that republicans are shifting their obamacare strategy? republicans appeared to have moved past their efforts, i should say, t...