Via FOX News:
President Obama is saying he’s willing to negotiate changes to his signature health care law, ObamaCare, but won’t until Congress resolves its budget issues — reaching a spending deal to reopen the government and raising the debt ceiling.
Obama has said before that he’s open to improving the law and would negotiate on anything when it comes to a bigger deal, or a so-called “grand bargain.” However, his remarks, as part of a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press, come amid increasing pressure to make changes to ObamaCare.
A small but powerful group of House conservatives forced the chamber leadership to make changes to ObamaCare part of negotiations on a temporary spending bill. And the failed negotiations resulted in a partial government shutdown that began Oct. 1.
In addition, enrollment began Tuesday for ObamaCare with widespread problems for Americans trying to buy insurance on government-run websites.
Obama told the wire service there’s a majority of lawmakers in the Republican-led House who would vote to end the partial government shutdown and raise the credit limit without conditions.
In the wide-ranging interview, the president also said doesn’t expect Congress to breach the deadline to increase the nation’s borrowing limit, with that debate coming later this month.