Democratic leaders increased their efforts on Tuesday to turn aside an amendment sponsored by Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter of Louisiana, that would prevent Congressional members and staffers from receiving exemptions from key Obamacare measures.No, I'll tell you what's "hypocritical and mean-spirited", Harry: Pushing through a ill-conceived health care law in the middle of the night that drives up health care costs and ruins the best health care system in the world THEN making sure you and your staffs are exempt from it. If Obamacare truly was as good as you say it is, you should have no problem living under this law you want the rest of us to live under.
When Congress passed the sweeping Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, Congressional members and their staff were exempted from several provisions of the law.
The Vitter amendment would change that and require the president and vice president to participate in mandated healthcare exchanges and would eliminate federal employer contributions for health benefits for the president, vice president, members of Congress, and political appointees.
The amendment also would block tax credits for assistance in buying insurance on the exchanges for these individuals.
The Office of Personnel Management issued a directive, allowing staff to be eligible for subsidies for the coverage they currently have, which will pay for the majority of their healthcare insurance. Lawmakers were not included.
Democrats who passed the law are firing back at Vitter and his supporters.
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois took to the Senate floor to defend the exemption, saying that allowing employer contributions for members of Congress and their staffs was simply asking "that this group of individuals be treated the same as every other American with health insurance through their employment."
Durbin, the Senate majority whip, said he fears "that this isn't the end of Sen. Vitter's crusade against health insurance by employers. I think this is the first step."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joined the attack, saying Vitter's amendment was "hypocritical and mean-spirited."
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Democrats Don't Want to Live by Obamacare
Democrats are fighting hard to maintain their exemption to the health care law they are subjecting all of us to:
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