Republican 2017 Congress leadership
A new amendment to the House Republicans’ ObamaCare replacement bill exempts members of Congress and their staff from its effects. (emphasis added)
The new changes to the bill would allow states to apply for waivers for certain ObamaCare provisions, such as a ban on insurers charging premiums based on a customer’s health and the requirement that insurers’ basic health plans cover certain services, like prescription drugs and mental health.
The GOP amendment exempts members of Congress and their staffs to ensure that they will still be protected by those ObamaCare provisions.
The exemption was flagged by health law professor Tim Jost.
Democrats quickly jumped on the development, arguing that Republicans are willing to take away protections for the general public, but not themselves.
“The best evidence yet that the new GOP repeal plan is a disaster for people’s health care is that the GOP exempted members of Congress from living under it,” said Leslie Dach, director of the Protect Our Care Campaign, one of the main groups fighting repeal.
Rep. Thomas MacArthur […]
If they do not leave the exemption they would need 60 votes to pass it not 51 same as obumacare
Both sides suck we need them all voted out
Since the representatives and senators do not actually do any work (labor), they are on what I call a welfare type of payment system and should have to live on the same welfare payments that apply to all Americans. They do spend most of their time just getting elected, not working. That would probably bring a vast change to the welfare system in our country, and bring only those who truly care about America into the political arena. Then the rich would surely be taxed, and inequality would vanish from our country. I can just IMAGINE that, as John Lennon would say.