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To the Point

Kathleen Sebelius Grilled on Capitol Hill

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2013

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Before a House committee today, HHS Secretary Sebelius took the blame for problems with Healthcare.gov. We hear excerpts and arguments about the issues being raised.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:08.5

Kathleen Sebelius on the hot seat and Obamacare under fire.

0:15.5

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

0:19.7

A daily look at the issues Americans

0:21.1

care about most. President Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services was grilled for more than

0:25.6

three hours today on Capitol Hill. She said this to the American people. You deserve better.

0:31.7

I apologize. I'm accountable to you for fixing these problems. Sibelius took responsibility

0:37.3

for the debacle of health care.gov,

0:39.7

but said the Affordable Care Act will be good for America.

0:43.0

We'll hear excerpts from the proceedings and look at charges and counter charges

0:46.3

about President Obama and his most prized achievement.

0:49.4

As he told the whole truth, are Republicans attacking a plan that's of their own making?

0:54.1

Today's talking point was George W. Bush really the decider. First, the news.

1:01.6

Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel. Stream BBC World Service, NPRW programs.

1:10.0

Continuous coverage and accessible via our smartphone app or online at

1:14.3

KCRW.com. Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio

1:25.1

International Program Fund. Hello again. We're on. I'll be back with To the Point. The Secretary of Health and Human Services spent Radio International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the

1:28.2

Point. The Secretary of Health and Human Services spent more than three hours before the House

1:32.3

Energy and Commerce Committee today, taking the blame for the problems with health care.gov and

1:38.2

defending the Affordable Care Act. We'll hear excerpts and arguments about the issues being raised.

1:43.4

Today's talking point, George W. Bush started two wars and faced the Great Recession.

1:47.8

Was he the one calling the shots?

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