Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he remains opposed to Obamacare but praises the record of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, nominated by President Obama to be the next secretary of health and human services.
President Obama addressed the 2,600 guests in attendance at the 2014 White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night. The president took shots at the rocky roll-out of Healthcare.gov, the cable news networks and Congress, and did his best Richard Sherman impression.
During remarks on the economy at George Washington University, the vice president took the Republican budget proposal out for a ride, hitting on tax cuts for wealthier Americans, Medicare, Medicaid, education and infrastructure.
Beating the initial sign-up projections for the Affordable Care Act by one million, the president used the numbers to challenge Republican critics on Thursday. More than a third of those who signed up are under the age of 35. Sharyn Alfonsi reports.
President Obama slams states that have refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, saying they're denying health coverage to people for purely political reasons.
President Obama says the Affordable Care Act is expanding health insurance coverage and helping rein in health care costs, and that the debate over repealing the law is "over."
The latest on the crisis in Ukraine and Obamacare, and a reflection on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, wit Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Elijah Cummings, D-Md.