The Web site designed to connect people with health insurance plans, HealthCare.gov, in its first two weeks has been found to have glitches that made it difficult for consumers to use. While President Obama’s administration has vowed to address the site’s problems, Congress has begun hearings into why those problems weren’t fixed sooner.
The Obama administration has also been dealing with the fallout from revelations that it has eavesdropped on foreign heads of state, earning criticism from allies of the United States like France and Germany.
These two topics will dominate the conversations on this week’s Sunday morning talk shows.
Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will appear on CBS’s “Face the Nation†to discuss his committee’s investigation into the Web site’s problems.
As deadlines approach for some consumers to sign up for new health insurance plans, Senate Democrats like Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are pushing for an extension of the enrollment period. Ms. Shaheen will also appear on CBS.
On NBC’s “Meet the Press,†Gov. John R. Kasich, Republican of Ohio, and Gov. Steven L. Beshear, Democrat of Kentucky, will discuss the experience of their states since the health care exchanges opened.
Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York and former chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will also appear on NBC to discuss eavesdropping on world leaders as well as the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which is coming under strain from the war in Syria and over negotiations with Iran.
On ABC’s “This Week,†former Vice President Dick Cheney will weigh in on foreign surveillance as well as politics in Washington and the state of the Republican Party.
On “Fox News Sunday,†another Republican politician will also share his views on his party: Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana will discuss his party’s future and his state’s experience with the health care law.
Following the headliners on both “This Week†and “Fox News Sunday,†members from both houses of Congress will appear and discuss the problems facing the health care exchanges. Senators John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming, and Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, will appear on ABC. Representatives Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, and Xavier Becerra, Democrat of California, will appear on Fox.
CNN’s “State of the Union,†will lead with foreign policy and Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who will discuss surveillance, Iran’s nuclear program and the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a former adviser to the Obama administration (and a contributor to the opinion pages of The New York Times) and Representative John Fleming, Republican from Louisiana and a medical doctor, will also appear on CNN to discuss health care.
On Friday night, Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital†hosted Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma, who discussed prospects for the House and Senate to hold talks and reach agreement by Dec. 13 on plans for taxes and spending in the next decade.
On “Capitol Gains,†also on Bloomberg Television on Friday night, Representative Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of Maryland, discussed the health care exchanges. Both shows on Bloomberg Television are also on throughout the weekend.
Mr. Upton also appeared on C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers,†which was originally broadcast on Friday night and repeats through the weekend.
Immigration has taken a backseat to other issues lately, but there has been a renewed push for action in the House of Representatives. On Univision’s “Al Punto,†Representatives Jeff Denham, Republican of California, and Joe Garcia, Democrat of Florida, will discuss the state of immigration reform in the House.
