Roll Call: “Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Tuesday called for the Obama administration to consider extending the open enrollment period for the first year of the health care law’s implementation — and delaying the individual mandate tax — if the problems plaguing the HealthCare.gov website persist. New Hampshire is one of the states that did not set up its own exchange, meaning Granite State residents are facing the full brunt of the ‘glitches.’”
Roll Call: “Advocates of an immigration overhaul may see a silver lining in the recent 16-day government shutdown for their cause in the House, sensing that Republicans will want to win back some of the popular support they lost over the past month. But House GOP insiders remain skeptical that the fractured Republican Conference will be able to get something done on the issue anytime soon.”
National Journal writes that anti-immigration groups are wringing their hands over the possibility that something gets done.
Bombastic Florida Rep. Alan Grayson sent a fundraising email out likening the Tea Party to the KKK, National Review reported.
Congress gets just a 9% approval in a new CBS poll.