FOXNews.com: IN DEFENSE OF OBAMACARE President Defends Rollout Delays

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IN DEFENSE OF OBAMACARE President Defends Rollout Delays Aug 9th 2013, 21:35 WASHINGTON –  President Obama defended his controversial health care legislation Friday, calling Republican efforts to repeal it an "ideological fixation." The president made the comments during an hour long White House press conference where he also said it was a mistake for the GOP to tie funding the government to the healthcare law. "The idea that you would shut down the government unless you prevent 30 million people from getting health care is a bad idea," Obama said.  "What you should be thinking about is how can we advance and improve ways for middle class families to have some security so that if they work hard they can get ahead and their kids can get ahead." The new health care law will require most Americans to have health insurance or face fines. In return, insurers will be barred from turning away people with medical problems. The administration hopes to sign up at least 7 million uninsured people next year. The massive bill has many details still left to be worked out and the sheer logistical complexity has many lawmakers questioning whether Obamacare is the best way to go. The new online insurance marketplaces will be geared to people who don't have coverage through their jobs, most of whom will be eligible for tax credits to help pay their premiums.  Insurance benefits take effect Jan. 1. During the press conference, the president also promised to bring justice to those responsible for last year's deadly terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, where U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. Last week, the Justice Department filed the first criminal charges in the Sept. 11, 2011 attack at the diplomatic outpost. He also announced plans to work with Congress to overhaul the nation's surveillance programs and said he'll disclose more information about the National Security Agency programs in coming weeks. The president also outlined reforms he wanted to make in the controversial Patriot Act, which governs the NSA data collections.

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