Posted on 07/28/2017 3:27:42 PM PDT by true believer forever
All congressmen and federal employees have better healthcare insurance than everyone else; they are exempt from Obamacare. We need a law and policy that states all federal employees must be subject to and abide by all laws that they create. They shall participate in all programs including healthcare, identical to taxpayers, NO EXCEPTIONS.
And who is going to represent the various states in an Article V convention? The same two parties that are now in power. How do you think that is going to work out?
No. I for one don’t believe the Article V will do it. It is going to take more. A lot more and there will not be much left afterwards.
Trump is supposed to force them...exec order...they won’t force themselves...that leaves us...we work for them now (temporary)...there is no one left to force them...that leaves trump...
Yeppers, infinity!!!!!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Thanks, and I will. So should everyone else!
I am not sure this is correct.
The congressmen and their staff were forced onto Obamacare. But they don’t pay what you or I pay. Almost 75% of the premiums are paid by Uncle Sam. They only pay 25%. Nice deal.
I think last night's travesty may have finally gotten a lot of complacent people riled up, atleast hope so.
Really? If so, make it so.
If it is to be a law that has to come from congress anyone who thinks they will do this anymore than they will pass a law to term limit themselves is out of their mind and needs to suck in a huge dose of reality.
The petition is for an executive by President Trump. Please sign and pass around significantly.
Can President Trump issue an executive order for that?
Better yet, force all congresscritters to get their healthcare from the VA.
More or less.....yes. It was mandated that Congress use Obamacare. Oops! That means they’d lose their taxpayer paid health insurance. Let’s see....what to do? Give them big enough raises to cover the costs? Bad optics! Have the Office of Personnell Managment declare them a small business so the taxpayers will still pay on average 72% of the costs on the Washington DC small business exchange? Bingo!
Trump and the Head of HHS could more or less make Obamacare null and void if they wanted to.
Nice deal but not that unusual. My employer provides a gold plan and picks up 100% of the premium for my wife and myself.
OK, thanks. I did not notice that but have been writing messages to the WH in a for-all-the-good-it-does effort. I’ve given up on the sobs in congress.
ObamaCare required members of Congress to enroll in the law's health insurance plans. But so far, Republicans aren't planning to require lawmakers to participate in the new insurance market they're proposing.... Health insurance for members of Congress — and their staffs — was one of the most contentious inside-the-Beltway fights in the long, drawn-out battle over ObamaCare. Lawmakers were stripped of the health insurance that other federal employees get and tossed into ObamaCare, initially without a contribution from their employer, the federal government — thanks to a Republican amendment introduced by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/congress-health-care-repeal-replace-obamacare-236154
I tend to think a lot of members can pay for concierge service from any doctor they wish ...
I keep telling people this but they’re not listening everyone just keeps screaming.....THEY’RE EXEMPT!
It’s getting old. Apparently even President Trump doesn’t know it.
Apparently Trump could do this with a simple order to the Department which handles federal employee affairs - Obama exempted Congress by ordering it done as a term of their employment - apparently it wouldn’t take any more than that to undo it, and as someone on TV said today, what fool congressman is going to go on record demanding that they not be treated the same as the rest of the country?.....
Signed petition. It said to check my email inbox to basically verify human signed it confirmation. Haven’t got it yet but will keep checking.
I think the President would have trouble finding an ally who would do this -- maybe Cruz, Paul, some others from Freedom Caucus.
This is his executive order re ACA on Day One - 01.20.17:
Executive Order Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - MINIMIZING THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PENDING REPEAL
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. It is the policy of my Administration to seek the prompt repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended (the "Act"). In the meantime, pending such repeal, it is imperative for the executive branch to ensure that the law is being efficiently implemented, take all actions consistent with law to minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the Act, and prepare to afford the States more flexibility and control to create a more free and open healthcare market.
Sec. 2. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) and the heads of all other executive departments and agencies (agencies) with authorities and responsibilities under the Act shall exercise all authority and discretion available to them to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement of the Act that would impose a fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.
Sec. 3. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary and the heads of all other executive departments and agencies with authorities and responsibilities under the Act, shall exercise all authority and discretion available to them to provide greater flexibility to States and cooperate with them in implementing healthcare programs.
Sec. 4. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the head of each department or agency with responsibilities relating to healthcare or health insurance shall encourage the development of a free and open market in interstate commerce for the offering of healthcare services and health insurance, with the goal of achieving and preserving maximum options for patients and consumers.
Sec. 5. To the extent that carrying out the directives in this order would require revision of regulations issued through notice-and-comment rulemaking, the heads of agencies shall comply with the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable statutes in considering or promulgating such regulatory revisions.
Sec. 6. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE, January 20, 2017.
I just think must be some wriggle room in there somewhere, he needs someone like Newt to decode and help with legislation etc ...
Please sign and get many other to ...
Confirmation email finally arrived for the verify portion. Completed now!
Don’t forget all the young immigrants pumping out a kid per year. One more generation and we’re toast. We can’t stop it.
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