With less than a month before the Obamacare exchanges open, the administration dispatched former president Bill Clinton to tout the unpopular law.
Speaking at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on Wednesday, President Obama’s “Secretary of Explaining Stuff” offered up a practical sell
for Obama’s signature law.
for Obama’s signature law.
“I’ll do the best I can in plain language to say how the law works, what’s happened so far, what has to be done now, what the unsolved problems are,” he said. “And why we’re better off working together
to fix those problems than continuing to fight to repeal the law, or even worse, to make sure its implementation is a failure.”
to fix those problems than continuing to fight to repeal the law, or even worse, to make sure its implementation is a failure.”
Clinton noted at the outset that he had taken an “unusual” tack by writing out his whole speech.
out his whole speech.
The former Democratic president spoke of Obamacare as a cost-saver aimed at delivering better-quality affordable health care to more Americans.
He delved into political divisions on the issue, concluding that given Obamacare is law, the responsible thing for Democrats and Republicans to do is to work together to implement it.
to implement it.
“I think we should all work together to implement this law, whether we supported its passage or not,” Clinton said, explaining in part that “it’s better than the current system” and “it is the law.”
Clinton, who was introduced by a diabetic 25-year-old gradate student still on her parent’s health insurance, spoke about the changes in health care coverage that have already taken effect — such as allowing people under the age of 26 to remain on their parents health insurance, preventative care coverage and less expensive prescription drugs for seniors — and what is coming, specifically the open enrollment period for the exchanges.
Via: Daily Caller
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