Many Obamacare proponents in Congress are afraid that the Obamacare debacle could cost them their cushy jobs, and none are more concerned than Senate Dems up for reelection next year. A group of them met with President Obama today at the White House:
One Dem source says President's meeting w/Sen Dems was to discuss "pent-up frustration" over health care rollout #fnpolitics
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) November 6, 2013
Also v interesting: Sen Dem '14er meeting not just with President. Also VP, McDonough & Zients. Clearly concern inside WH about Dem unrest
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) November 6, 2013
WH confirms meeting w/Sen Dems up in 2014 & says President "asked the Senators for input on how implementation" is impacting constitutents
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) November 6, 2013
More WH: "During the meeting, the President discussed ongoing efforts to fix http://t.co/YFjHjVwanV & improve the experience" for enrollees
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) November 6, 2013
Sen. Mark Udall, D-CO., says he urged Pres Obama to extend the Obamacare enrollment period nationally due to the website problems.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2013
Of the 15 Senate Dems running for re-election in 2014, 14 were at White House meeting today on health-care woes. (via @siobhanehughes @wsj)
— WSJ Shutdown (@WSJshutdown) November 6, 2013
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President Obama undoubtedly assured them that if they liked their Senate seats, they would be able to keep their Senate seats.
https://twitter.com/DividendMaster/status/398189143018053632
Asked about the meeting, Jay Carney offered his usual dizzying spin:
.@PressSec says @BarackObama is not "concerned about politics" of health care even though he met with Senate Democrats up for re-election
— Anita Kumar (@anitakumar01) November 6, 2013
A question:
This White House meeting with angry Senate Dems wasn't on the public sked. How did it come together?
— Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) November 6, 2013
One answer might be “very quickly.”
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