Posted on 07/22/2017 11:53:07 AM PDT by george76
Judicial Watch requested the Trump administration stop members of Congress and their staff from unlawfully purchasing, with taxpayer subsidies, health insurance through the District of Columbias small business exchange.
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Because the ACA limits the purchase of insurance on a small business exchange to employees of small businesses and Congress is not a small business the ACA unequivocally requires that certain members of Congress and congressional employees purchase insurance on an individual exchange created either by their state of residence (or by the District, if they are a D.C. resident) or by the federal government for that state.
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Because certain members of Congress and congressional employees are enrolled in a small business exchange, the government is contributing monies contrary to the ACA. If OPMs and CMSs regulation and guidance were revoked, the government would save monies being expended unlawfully to provide contributions to the approximately 20,000 members of Congress and congressional employees. In addition, the rule of law will be enforced.
Congress, through fraud, is violating Obamacare to get taxpayers to pay for its health insurance, said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. If the Trump administration required Congress to follow the law, taxpayers would be saving money, pure and simple. We hope the Trump administration will end this clear violation of law by Congress.
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Judicial Watch previously uncovered false applications filed by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate with the D.C. Exchange Authority showing that the House and Senate claimed to have only 45 employees each. They also show that the House and Senate attested to having 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. Congress employs upwards of 20,000 people. The applications also falsely state that the House and Senate are local/state governments.
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He could do it and let them take it to court. I’d love to see a Senator or Congressman everyday explaining why they should be exempted. That would be some serious comedy gold
Trump needs to “work to rule” Obamacare. If it’s in the law implemented it and harshly as possible. It’s the best way to wake people up. No exemptions. Either that or just gut it but enforcing nothing (but then someone else can undo that)
I like this! JW is doing yeomans work and I very much appreciate it.
Go, Trump, go. Time for an official ruling from the DOJ or via executive order to rescind this travesty.
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next: put um on social security, medicare & 401K
and void all their full pay retirement plans
Good work by JW. Why did it require JW to ask Trump to do this? Why had it not already been done?
Judicial Watch is more effective than Congress’ committees.
Haha! And watch how which McCain retires if he has to use Obamacare
I lost my son a few months ago to leukemia. Insurance did not care about treating to save a life, they just wanted to find some way to deny treatment. One word in a sentence can be used by insurance to disqualify a person from life saving treatment.
Then I hear about a “special” person who they give a new drug or new way of treating cancer, and will not offer it to everyone... it’s the elite against the rest.
New things for treating cancer are happening all the time, but they are not offered to everyone. They have clinical trials going on in many hospitals, to test new drugs and treatments, but the type of patients they consider are way to strict. And they use the word “experimental” in the trials, and insurance won’t pay for it unless the doctor can somehow change that word or know the person who is representing the insurance company.
It was only because my other son is an attorney and got into the fray, that the insurance company didn’t cancel over things over which they hoped to find a loophole ... It was almost a daily fight to keep the doctors and insurance company on the same page... and this was at Houston Cancer Center.. there is new treatment available... and insurance wouldn’t pay for anything new that might have saved his life... unless certain criteria was met.. and in the meantime, the patient looses ground waiting. When your loved one is going through hell, insurance is something that should be the last thing to have to deal with.
They are trying to not pay for something we pay into to have in an emergency... it was not obamacare... but healthcare needs to be fixed so if you pay for it, it will work when you need it.
And remember -NO SLEEPING IN BEDS err {edit} WIF SHEETS!
All animals are equal, but Congress is more equal than others.
Trump needs to threaten the Senate with this until he gets what he wants.
God Bless JW!!!!
I appreciate them too! It seems that they are at the lead in all the right battles and are actually winning in many cases.
Sorry for you loss. May God bless.
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