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Loophole Lets Dozens of Minnesota Congressional Staff Opt Out of Key Health Care Reform Requirement - Big Government
Now isn't that interesting that they have a loophole that their staff doesn't have to go on Obamacare.
If Obamacare is sooooooooooooooooooo wonderful, why give an opt out for your "elite" staff.
Wouldn't that staff be clammoring to be on Obamacare if it's so great?
The devil is in the details. When liberals tell YOU that something they are passing is just going to be utopia but they put in a loophole where they can opt out, you know they are LYING to you.
How do you know a Democrat/liberal is lying? Their lips are moving.
Now isn't that interesting that they have a loophole that their staff doesn't have to go on Obamacare.
If Obamacare is sooooooooooooooooooo wonderful, why give an opt out for your "elite" staff.
Wouldn't that staff be clammoring to be on Obamacare if it's so great?
According to a Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (FFM) review of the state congressional delegations committee assignments, it appears that 115 committee staff of Congressmen James Oberstar, Collin Peterson and John Kline might be able to opt out of the requirement to purchase their health coverage through new state-run insurance exchanges. 
Forcing millions of Americans into government-run exchanges while exempting high-level staffers is the height of Washington arrogance, Congressman John Kline told FFM. If its good enough for Americans on Main Street, it ought to be good enough for Democrats favored staff members.
While members of Congress and their personal office staff must participate in state insurance exchanges under the new health care reform law, language tucked away in Section 1312 of the 2,076 page bill appears to let hundreds of committee and leadership staff in the House and Senate off the hook and keep their current federal coverage.
A Congressional Research Service analysis obtained by FFM and distributed to Members of Congress and staff indicates that appears to be the case. The 13 page document titled The Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act, and Its Potential Impact on Members of Congress and Congressional Staff says the bills vague wording apparently leaves out committee staff and party leaders staff, as well as other capitol employees. The bottom line: the committee and political staff in the House and Senate who crafted the health care reform legislation can evidently keep their personal health care plans.
Eighteen-term Congressman Oberstar, one of the most powerful committee chairmen in the House and supporter of the health care reform bill, has more committee staff exempted than Peterson and Kline combined.
Kline, who voted against the health care reform bill, has co-sponsored legislation to repeal the loophole, as well as the overall enabling legislation. Ill fight to eliminate this outrageous carve-out and ensure no member or congressional staffer gets a better deal than the American people, Kline said in a statement.
- Cong. James Oberstar (D), Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee59 Democrat committee staff.
- Cong. Collin Peterson (D), Chairman, House Agriculture Committee33 Democrat committee staff.
- Cong. John Kline (R), Ranking Member, House Education and Labor Committee23 Republican committee staff.
The devil is in the details. When liberals tell YOU that something they are passing is just going to be utopia but they put in a loophole where they can opt out, you know they are LYING to you.
How do you know a Democrat/liberal is lying? Their lips are moving.