NEW : ` ` We screwed it up , '' Obama said of health care website woes . He said the United States is going into next year with a stronger economy . Polls show Obama 's approval rating at record lows for the nearly five years he 's been in office , but he told reporters at a year-end news conference that his concern is whether things are getting better for the American people . ` Obama 's 41 % approval rating in a new CNN / Forbes poll ties a record low for him . Polls go up and down , President Obama says , while his concern is helping people .
NEW : ` ` We screwed it up , '' Obama said of health care website woes . He said the United States is going into next year with a stronger economy . Obama 's 41 % approval rating in a new CNN / Forbes poll ties a record low for him . Polls go up and down , President Obama says , while his concern is helping people .