Obama Seeks To Reassure Consumers Frustrated With Healthcare.gov
"Nobody is madder than me" about the problems consumers have had with the federal insurance marketplace, Obama said in a Rose Garden speech, "which means it's going to get fixed."
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"Nobody is madder than me" about the problems consumers have had with the federal insurance marketplace, Obama said in a Rose Garden speech, "which means it's going to get fixed."
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