Democratic senator urges Obama to extend enrollment , delay ` ` mandate '' penalty . " The site was supposed to make it simple for people to search and sign-up for new health care policies starting on October 1 , but instead it 's been clunky and , at times , inoperable . ` : We did n't know of issues , despite companies ' complaints , even during test run . Delaying the website 's launch was ` ` not really an issue , '' Sebelius says . She told CNN an ` ` A - Team '' of experts came in , 3 weeks after launch .
Democratic senator urges Obama to extend enrollment , delay ` ` mandate '' penalty . " : We did n't know of issues , despite companies ' complaints , even during test run . Delaying the website 's launch was ` ` not really an issue , '' Sebelius says . She told CNN an ` ` A - Team '' of experts came in , 3 weeks after launch .