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jlf1961 -> I never really thought the Affordable health care act was perfect, but.... (6/15/2013 7:23:28 PM)
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I always said that the Affordable health care act was flawed. Everything that Obama said he wanted, he backed down on and did not push for it, caving into the Republicans, the tea party, and the insurance industry. The public mandate sucks now, and it sucked when republicans proposed it as a counter to the Clinton health care reform.
Yet the Dems pushed a flawed bill and got it made into law. Then the supreme court had a chance to strike it down as unconstitutional yet they said it was constitutional, a supreme court that has a conservative majority.
Now, since the passage of the Bill, every dem on the hill has heralded it as the best plan to put in place...
So tell me, why is this guy saying that congress should be exempted from using it.
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Democratic Congressman: 'Not Fair' To Subject Congress To Obamacare Just Like Everyone Else
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) was being debated, proponents were accused of saddling Americans with inferior and expensive health care while keeping generous coverage for themselves at taxpayer expense. To rebut that allegation and build confidence in the bill, a provision was added mandating that members of Congress – and their staff members – get their coverage through the new exchange system the bill set up. Now that the time to sign up for exchange coverage is nearing, a Democratic member, Rep. John Larson (D., Conn.), is saying that “this is simply not fair” – as key staff members head for the exits to avoid Obamacare.
Politico reports that “many on Capitol Hill fear it could lead to a brain drain” and notes that “[t]he problem is far more acute in the House, where lawmakers and aides are generally younger and less wealthy.”
A dem finally admits there are problems with the Affordable health care act.
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