White House officials get earful from Democrats on Obamacare

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White House officials get earful from Democrats on Obamacare

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/13/politics/obamacare-democrats/

By Dana Bash, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent
updated 8:46 PM EST, Wed November 13, 2013

Washington (CNN) -- A private meeting on Capitol Hill with House Democrats and White House officials on Wednesday became heated when rank-and-file members expressed frustration about continued Obamacare problems, according to multiple sources in the room.

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Insurance companies have begun canceling certain individual plans mainly due to Obamacare, creating an unexpected hardship for many who could soon find themselves without coverage or wind up facing higher costs for new plans they may not want. In California alone, more than 1 million people have received policy termination notices from several insurers because their plans do not meet minimum requirements under the Affordable Care Act, the state's insurance commissioner said this week.

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The most pressing political challenge for House Democrats will come this Friday when they will have to vote on a House Republican plan by Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan that allows people to keep their policies if they want to...Several lawmakers -- even liberals who adamantly support Obamacare -- stood and warned the officials that the White House must come up with a solution before the vote.

As CNN first reported on Tuesday, many House Democrats are feeling so much pressure from constituents on this issue that they may feel compelled to vote yes for political reasons.

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1. More BS

As CNN first reported on Tuesday, many House Democrats are feeling so much pressure from constituents on this issue that they may feel compelled to vote yes for political reasons.

...from CNN.

Dems double down in attack on Upton bill

By Mike Lillis

House Democratic leaders are doubling down in their opposition to GOP legislation that would allow Americans to keep their healthcare plans, even as the party is taking a political drubbing over the contentious issue.

Although several centrist Democrats have already endorsed the Republican measure, sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Democratic leaders are digging in behind President Obama, who is adamantly opposed to the GOP bill.

"The Upton bill is just another attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act. That's it. It's plain and simple," Rep. Joseph Crowley (N.Y.), vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said Wednesday after a closed-door meeting of the caucus in the Capitol. "And when my colleagues on our side understand that, I believe they'll vote against it."

"We're interested in working on anything that ... improves the health security law," said Xavier Becerra (Calif.), the chairman of the caucus. "But we're not interested in, once again, ... repealing all or part of the health security law."

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/190111-dem-leaders-double-down-in-attack-on-upton-bill

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2. No reason to switch gears now.

Not when "LA-LA-LA-LA-LA we can't hear you and if we don't acknowledge it then it isn't really happening" is working so well.

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3. Could "Democrats" get a bit of more earful from "White House officials"?!1 n/t