Biden in Minneapolis: Health insurance signup is 'hell of a start'
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Vice President Joe Biden told visitors to a Minneapolis coffee shop on Wednesday that the millions of people likely to sign up for health insurance before a March deadline is “a hell of a start,” despite the fact that the federal government probably will fall short of its goal.
Biden, who was visiting Minneapolis for a private Democratic National Committee fundraiser, made an unannounced stop shortly after 4 p.m. at Moose & Sadie’s coffee shop in Minneapolis’ Warehouse District. He used the occasion to talk about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has been under heavy criticism since President Obama began pushing the reform and has drawn additional ire in recent months after a botched rollout.
Biden said that, despite hiccups, the goal is to sign up 7 million people by the March 31 deadline.
“We may not get to seven million, we may get to five or six, but that’s a hell of a start,” he said. “I’m here to say thanks.”
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In contrast the AP title for this event: Biden: Health care sign-ups may fall short of goal