Rut-roh …
http://twitter.com/#!/JohnEkdahl/status/393105017139646464What’s she done, exactly? Well, she’s asking the Obama administration to extend the open enrollment period:
http://twitter.com/#!/JohnEkdahl/status/392818273269862400From Sen. Shaheen’s letter to the president:
Given the existing problems with the website, I urge you to consider extending open enrollment beyond the current end date of March 31, 2014. Allowing extra time for consumers is critically important so they have the opportunity to become familiar with the website, survey their options and enroll.
Further, in light of the difficulties individuals may be having with enrolling through healthcare.gov, I ask that you clarify how the individual responsibility penalty will be administered and enforced. If an individual is unable to purchase health insurance due to technical problems with enrollment, they should not be penalized because of lack of coverage.
And she’s not alone. Take a look at this:
http://twitter.com/#!/ChadPergram/status/393118445413220352 http://twitter.com/#!/SenMarkPryor/status/393129594015870977Sen. Joe Manchin is also reportedly on-board with a delay:
http://twitter.com/#!/Hadas_Gold/status/393124525052674048B-b-but … it’s the law!
http://twitter.com/#!/JohnEkdahl/status/393114625178603520Or is it?
http://twitter.com/#!/SBroadie/status/393130768827809792 http://twitter.com/#!/amandacarpenter/status/393122103421333505Sure is funny how that works.
http://twitter.com/#!/BDayspring/status/393130304623640576Even if Democrats start showing more interest in a delay, they still have a lot to answer for:
http://twitter.com/#!/BDayspring/status/393123590826364928 http://twitter.com/#!/SteveWorks4You/status/393127151823646720Oh, we remember.
And we can learn from this. Amanda Carpenter, Sen. Cruz’s senior communications adviser, has a message for the Democrats — and for us:
http://twitter.com/#!/amandacarpenter/status/393125049198080000 http://twitter.com/#!/amandacarpenter/status/393125972163043328 http://twitter.com/#!/amandacarpenter/status/393128415768739840Amen.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.