sibelius.t is expected later today. this topic is also getting a lot of play. that is from the opinion page of this morning's "the washington post "the wall street journal." next: this morning is in austin, texas. aaron is on the line for independents. caller: if you want to tagged her with the face of the bad rollout, getting rid of her is a political campaign in getting rid of her and the bad rollout. just get rid of it completely, but now people don't see the rollout anymore because she is not around. that is all i wanted to say. host: next up is larry hughes in hernando mississippi for democrats. caller: it doesn't matter who he puts in, because the republicans have artie decided that whoever he is for we are against. his latest bobby going to get the same thing sibelius got. yankee and have a nice day. host: the topic this morning is the resignation of health and human services secretary kathleen sibelius who is expected to resign later today. another tweet this morning from dana. let's go

sfwlfrmgts and. >>> and health and human services secretary kathleen sibelius is resigning.rge of the rocky rollout of the obamacare website last fall. she steps down after five years on the job. >>> suspects in a bizarre kidnapping case are due back in court in atlanta next week. they are accused of abducting a north carolina man in an act of revenge on behalf of a fellow gang member. bob orr has the details. >> reporter: it started saturday morning when frank jansen answered a knock at his door. he was zapped with a taser and kidnapped and stuffed into a car and drove to atlanta where he was held captive by people with the violent blood street gang. on monday his wife began receiving threatening messages and a picture of his tied up in a chair. we will send him back in six boxes, one text read. and every chance we get, we will take someone in your family to italy and torture them and kill them. sources say the kidnappers were making demands on behalf of kelvin melton, a gang leader serving a life sentence in prison. he was prosecuted by the victim's daughter, an assistant

. >> does the white house support casting sibelius? sibelius? >> we don't speculate on candidacies that are only speculated about. i would wait to see who is going to run in any individual race. the president spoke very clearly the other day about secretary sibelius and a dedication she showed through a remarkable period of change that she helped bring about. she has been in the hotspot for a long time, not just because of the healthcare.gov challenges, but through the development of the legislation, the incredibly fraught period when that legislation was passed and through its implementation. the president truly appreciates her services. >> which former press secretary do you consider to be a model for the job you do? >> they are all great. [laughter] >> how much consulting to do with them before you took the job? >> i spoke with every living predecessor. or tried to. >> was there a singular thread of powerfully important advice? >> to answer the first question, probably because of when i came in to cover the white house and i had always admire

that was when secretary sibelius on the podium with the president here, he must have been going wild on my she said "unfortunately, a page is missing." of obamacare.atic a page is missing. the whole thing is missing. a very conservative person and somebody that is a republican and proud to be, we do not get treated the same way. if that were done by some republican they would make that person into the dumbest, most incompetent human being that anybody has ever seen. with her they said isn't that cute? she lost a page. it wasn't that cute? i watched. i could not believe it. they are trying to make it like it was a wonderful thing. when president obama was interviewed a couple of weeks ago eisenach whatever his name -- to get the youth - interviewed a couple weeks ago by whatever his name was to get the youth, they said some nasty things. he was so furious. you could see he wanted to get out. he is looking for the aid that set the interview. s people.fire you could see how angry he was pure iwatch the commentary. everybody was saying wasn't that fun? the only one not having fun was in.

i guess we lost the connection kathleen tories t bilious. -- kathleen sibelius.e yesterday in the rose garden when she was missing a page, you might have herght she just found out health care policy was canceled. i'm like one of these crazy people -- i think conservatives should have fun. [laughter] i am heading to iowa, by the way. you think i'm joking? a lot of reporters here today. you get to hear it first, my friends. have somovement much to look forward to. we have the wind at our backs. we have seen a lot worse than the situation we are seeing now. i would rather be a conservative today than a conservative dealing with, how are we going to win the cold war? today than ae conservative facing the nazi expansion. we are conservatives today facing nancy pelosi. [laughter] fran grand nan. [laughter] we women a certain age are glad that botox is part of obamacare. there has been a run on in northern california. we have a lot of good news. oh, my people think, goodness, we republicans, we do not have the right leadership. believe me, i agree with a lot of that. mo

putting on a show to say goodbye to kathleen sibelius. she herself said she has been a tremendous success. sandra smith, charles payne, both with me. you have some new information on what voters will think on obamacare, lection. >> more than eight in 10 registered voters will be an important factor. bottom line, this healthcare law will be the motivational factor for voters. we know that voters will go out and vote more when they don't like something. charles: that is what every chance they get a chance they try to sell or resell it. it is not the final score. you talk about someone who took bumps and bruises. who could make this successful? the law is a disaster. stuart: if you are an investor, you want to see what this market is doing right now. look where we are now. the dow is down. now it is only down 23 points. i say the market is down because the economy shows signs of weakness. what say you? charles: the market is anxious. there is no doubt about it. blue-chip stocks -- stuart: maybe next week the tech stocks will come in with goo

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. >> does the white house support casting sibelius? >> we don't speculate on candidacies that are only speculated about. i would wait to see who is going to run in any individual race. the president spoke very clearly the other day about secretary sibelius and a dedication she showed through a remarkable period of change that she helped bring about. she has been in the hotspot for a long time, not just because of the healthcare.gov challenges, but through the development of the legislation, the incredibly period when that legislation was passed and through its implementation. the president truly appreciates your service. >> which former press secretary do you consider to be a model for the job you do? >> they are all great. [laughter] >> how much consulting to do with them before you took the job? >> i spoke with every living predecessor. or tried to. >> was there a singular important advice? >> to answer the first question, probably because of when i came in to cover the white house and i had always admired mike mccurry and joe lockha

they will tell you that kathleen sibelius resigning is a result of obama care's success.ue, i hope every democrat will follow her path and resign as well. [applause] you want to see the power of the grassroots? last summer and last fall, millions of americans rose up and said they don't want the disaster. we don't want the suffering that is coming from obama care. , so many millions of americans say that we elevated the debate. where are we right now as a result of your efforts? at hispresident obama is lowest approval rating is ever been in six years in office. [applause] today, obama care is at its lowest approval rating it has ever been since the day it was signed into law. [applause] you want to know where the country is? it is often a good barometer to look at the late-night comics. said, "so,jay leno president obama tol called me ad said, if you like your job, you can keep it." [laughter] [applause] a couple of weeks later, jay went back to the same theme. ,, holidays are coming up, thanksgiving -- the first thanksgiving, the pilgrims said to the indians, if you lik

that former hhs secretary kathleen sibelius is -- several democrats said that mrs. had been mentioned with growing frequency as someone who could wages here is a challenge to senator roberts was running for a fourth term and is considerable verbal. one person who spoke directly to saysleen sibelius that she was thinking about it but it was too soon to say how seriously she was taking the idea. it is just last week that she said she would step down from her cabinet job. she will have until june 2 to decide as the deadline for filing for the senate primary in kansas. thecommerce department says u.s. home construction rose in march to the highest level in three months. construction of single-family homes rose 6%. offsetting a 3.1% drop in the construction of apartments, condominiums and townhouses. applications for building , clouding the outlook for future construction. president obama and joe biden traveled to pennsylvania today to announce $600 million in new competitive grants for training and apprenticeship programs that they say could help people and well-paying

she will replace kathleen sibelius. cheered when sylvia burwell became the new head. why?a very competent person who makes trains run and does her work. and executed. >> is this needed? >> i think she's a great choice because she will make sure we continue to focus on execution, which is very important. do will see sylvia not only that, but also push along an continue tope, of reinforce low-cost growth. >> what about critics who say we will have it go away? of nurturing lot government and business. and lots of other places. think itally, i don't should go away. i start from a different place from people who -- >> i'm not saying it should not go away. the idea of, when you look at the affordable care act, we got it underway and it was ugly. everybody agrees it's getting better. what is the next stage to prove to a nation it's working? >> you have people signed up, but now you need the actual operation of those who are covered to be working well, two. a love people who are covered under the exchanges, a lot of them are going to be shifting back and forth between exchange-bas

stuart: that was kathleen sibelius.ven though she is still the hhs secretary. >> the last time she appeared was about a month ago to talk about the increase to the budget. it is something that i think needs to be questioned. stuart: wait for the confirmation hearings or her replacement. the contractor hired to fix the obamacare exchanges says it will cost $121 million to get the sites ready for a second. in 2015. $121 million more. the dow is close to record territory. find $2.5 million. banned from the nba for life four races comments. dallas mavericks owner, mark cuban, had some interesting comments about this yesterday. >> what donald said was wrong. there is no place for racism in the nba. i do not want to be associated with people who have that position. in terms of should we kick him out, you know, should we start taking steps to really condemn people for what they say in the privacy of their own home, that is a slippery slope i do not want to get on. stuart: he is laying out some interesting turf right there. ken

that was when secretary sibelius on the podium with the president here, he must have been going wildn my she said "unfortunately, a page is missing." of obamacare.atic a page is missing. the whole thing is missing. a very conservative person and somebody that is a republican and proud to be, we do not get treated the same way. if that were done by some republican they would make that person into the dumbest, most incompetent human being that anybody has ever seen. with her they said isn't that cute? she lost a page. it wasn't that cute? i watched. i could not believe it. they are trying to make it like it was a wonderful thing. when president obama was interviewed a couple of weeks ago eisenach whatever his name -- to get the youth - interviewed a couple weeks ago by whatever his name was to get the youth, they said some nasty things. he was so furious. you could see he wanted to get out. he is looking for the aid that set the interview. s people.fire you could see how angry he was pure iwatch the commentary. everybody was saying wasn't that fun? the only one not having fun was in. i

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the president spoke very clearly the other day about secretary sibelius and a dedication she showed through a remarkable period of change that she helped bring about. she has been in the hotspot for a long time, not just because of the healthcare.gov challenges, but through the development of the legislation, the incredibly period when that legislation was passed and through its implementation. the president truly appreciates your service. >> which former press secretary do you consider to be a model for the job you do? >> they are all great. [laughter] >> how much consulting to do with them before you took the job? >> i spoke with every living predecessor. or tried to. singularere a important advice? question,er the first probably because of when i came in to cover the white house and i had always admired michael curry and joe rock arhard. aslon fitzwater as well reagan's last president during -- press secretary was exceptional. what each of those secretaries would tell you is that the world has changed tremendously. one of the things that bill clinton's press secretary told is thathis suc

stuart: she has not taken kathleen sibelius' job. >> that is right. trusted the senses hero. all of these agencies that are part of the executive branch but have been trusted until now. stuart: cooking the obamacare stats. >> we need a fair measure of the increase or decrease in the numbers of an insured. stuart: you are still a critic of obamacare. thank you very much. >> what did you expect. stuart: there is a multitude of new obamacare tax increases. here is the number. the tax increases total $409 billion over the next 10 years. rich edson is with us. he is a standup comedian and realized. he is with us on set in new york city. >> this is a serious subject. >> 20 new taxes, 400 million. stuart: that is pathetic. >> the promise from the administration is fine, we will tax you. we will use that money to spend on entitlements. we will ensure more people. that will not be as much of a problem. stuart: that is not very funny. >> circle down prosperity. stuart: that fema quoit carries that thing all over the place. >> 2572. stuart: that is the original

kathleen sibelius is falling on her sword. king barack is excepting her recognition -- resignation.ldman broke the story yesterday. she joins me now. i want to know the back story. october, when 70 was wanting to be fired, the white house said we are not interested in ceremonial firings. what this shows is they are confident out obamacare now. they feel they have turned the page. they cut her eyes to the bleeding. moving on with implementation. that is why -- >> the president must have better things to do. denis mcdonough in march according to the administration. she went in and she said she was going to be offering her resignation. she thought it was time that they had new leadership. >> will we see more resignations? >> it is interesting. if you're reading between the tea leaves over the last week or so, you kind of saw this coming. and the rose garden when the she was in the- front row. the president never mentioned her when he was doing his victory lap about the enrollment. the new york times did an therview with people from white house, talking about obamacare and looking at wh

and not take a moment to andmber secretary sibelius her good friend jeanne shaheen. part of what makes the obama administration potentially the worst administration since buchanan, which is really quite a record, buchanan led to a war, is not civil that they are ideological left but they are incompetent. it is this dual combination of whog nut cake ideologues cannot figure out how to put the jar back on the peanut butter. there is this duality. you may think i'm being too strong. newsletters aee week. i also do a podcast every week that is free. yesterday for cnn.com he wrote a column one a secretary stability is in the portrait of failure. a pretty tough column. it analyzes why she failed so decisively. not knowamazing, i do how many of you watched the last 24 hours. at the rose garden ceremony in which the president thanked her for her service and introduced lost thessor, she had last page of her comments. bing about this. the last big moment on the national stage and it did not occur to her or her staff to see if all of the pages were there. it gets better. we lea

they will tell you that kathleen sibelius resigning is a result of obama care's success.ue, i hope every democrat will follow her path and resign as well. [applause] you want to see the power of the grassroots? last summer and last fall, millions of americans rose up and said they don't want the disaster. we don't want the suffering that is coming from obama care. , so many millions of americans say that we elevated the debate. where are we right now as a result of your efforts? at hispresident obama is lowest approval rating is ever been in six years in office. [applause] today, obama care is at its lowest approval rating it has ever been since the day it was signed into law. [applause] you want to know where the country is? it is often a good barometer to look at the late-night comics. said, "so,jay leno president obama tol called me ad said, if you like your job, you can keep it." [laughter] [applause] a couple of weeks later, jay went back to the same theme. ,, holidays are coming up, thanksgiving -- the first thanksgiving, the pilgrims said to the indians, if you lik

we have a video library, if you would like to see the hearings that secretary sibelius took heart in.e willp in 30 minutes, be live again with first lady at a white house event supporting military and veteran caregivers. also participating, elizabeth dole and rosalyn carter. we will have live coverage right here on c-span at 12:00 noon. assembled today in federal hall. we are reminded of the ones who served before us, and those who served first. it's a humbling experience to stand on the site where the first congress met, where the wherepresident was sworn, the bill of rights was introduced. every member of the house and senate and every citizen of this country can draw a straight line from the events in federal hall to the life we all know today. ,hen congress convened here america was a nation of scarcely 4 million souls. the tallest structure in the city was trinity church, which still stands at broadway and wall street. that firstl of congress included signers of the declaration of independence and men who had marched in george washington's army. virginiaeman from still in their 3

secretary sibelius' lives on capitol hill thursday talking about the latest health-insurance menders. here's part of what she said. >> happier, healthier lives to reach their fullest potential. all of the hard work of our employees is oftentimes unheralded, their efforts benefit millions of americans. our nation's seniors benefit from the hard work of employees at cms and the administration on community living. children benefit from the sea as administered initiatives like and start. and all of us benefit from sensors work on mental health, substance abuse, treatment, and from the efforts of employees across all our departments operating in staff division's. another area that is benefiting all americans is the administration of the affordable care act. even prior to open enrollment in the marketplace millions of americans and their families obtained new brides and new consumer protection. during these past six months millions have obtained a security and peace of mind of affordable health coverage. today the people of manitoba and they have been able to recover for the first time in y

chairman, secretary sibelius. let me make one comment about the affordable care act. millions of people who have directly benefited from the affordable care act from the medicaid expansion the talked about which is been a great success to my state, to the insurance reforms and a protected families, to medicare filling in a lot of the coverage gaps that we had for preventive care and prescription drugs to numb people of affordable options the the exchange to equal the insurance products. i just want to make one observation. it would be, i think, a lot easier for you and we in congress took a look at the wall as to how we can help you in dealing with many of the challenges they have had in implementing the law. instead, we are stuck in this repeal-non repeal mode particularly in the house and representatives which is not doing a service to the people of this country. we should be working together to be the budget support you need an to us take the law as to what we need to do to improve it to make a stronger and easier for the american people. as we talk about a biparti

they will tell you that kathleen sibelius resigning is a result of obama care's success.rue, i hope every democrat will follow her path and resign as well. [applause] you want to see the power of the grassroots? last summer and last fall, millions of americans rose up and said they don't want the disaster. we don't want the suffering that is coming from obama care. , so many millions of americans say that we elevated the debate. where are we right now as a result of your efforts? at hispresident obama is lowest approval rating is ever been in six years in office. [applause] today, obama care is at its lowest approval rating it has ever been since the day it was signed into law. [applause] you want to know where the country is? it is often a good barometer to look at the late-night comics. said, "so,jay leno president obama tol called me ad said, if you like your job, you can keep it." [laughter] [applause] a couple of weeks later, jay went back to the same theme. ,, holidays are coming up, thanksgiving -- the first thanksgiving, the pilgrims said to the indians, if you li

thanks towant to say secretary sibelius. spite the hatred she got from , she kept her eye on the prize. hope -- we all who are a great debt. -- we all owe her a great debt. this new secretary is getting hatred from the right. i hope she will not be faced with the cowardice that came from the left. doinghe republicans are is denying millions of people insurance. thousands of people are going to die needlessly. sea of tranquility says will she be able to stand up to the white house? scenario, best case any chance premiums come down? guest: we heard that premiums are going to go up. she said this in a congressional hearing. that is the case every year. renames go up. they're not going to go up as quickly as -- premiums go up. they're not going to go up as quickly as normal. the health-care law is very specific. the results are going to be very specific to states and insurers and what the markets look like beforehand. what assumptions did they make about their 2014 enrollment max? -- enrollment? premiums are going to be importan

health secretary kathleen sibelius' will be on capitol hill to talk about the health and human servicesudget request for 2015. also expected to take questions on the health insurance and roman numbers and some of the implementation delays. live coverage from the senate finance committee starts tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. later in the day officials from the state department and pentagon will testify about transatlantic security challenges in central and eastern europe. the senate foreign relations subcommittee hearing will begin at 3:00 p.m. eastern, also live on c-span three. ahead of the u.s. agency for international development faced criticism of the agency's so-called cuban twitter program and whether it was implemented to create social unrest in cuba. usaid administrator was also asked about the agency's work on global hundred, tv, and education programs rules. the house foreign affairs gray is chaired by congressman ed royce. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing and the committee on foreign affairs will come to order. you will ask all members to take there

we have had numerous witnesses before our committee, including the head of cms, secretary sibelius, whened questions about the number of enrollees, they had no idea. they could not provide us any information. i don't know who the 7 million includes or who it doesn't. it does not surprise me that when people are required to sign up, that they'll timidly sign up. the problem with obamacare is that instead of just addressing the people it needed access to health care. in the process of doing that, it messed it up for a bunch of other people. i was getting on a plane in chicago last week on thursday and as i got on, the guy standing near the entrance to the plan where you leave your carry-on bags, he was grabbing the luggage and taking it down and putting it under the plan. i guess he recognized a pen or something and we started talking about what i do and he said keep fighting in there. he said, my health care has doubled in cost. i did not know the guy. i suspect that he is not getting rich doing the job that he is doing. he is getting hit by this. of the 7 million, the question is how man