mrsmel, I don’t believe Congress is exempt although some of their staff may be. It’s my understanding that senior officials and President and VP are exempt. But I don’t believe Congress is because Section 1312 states they must purchase their plans on the exchange. Of course Sebellius can find a way to sweeten the pot for them, I”m sure.
You are probably correct, I took it for granted that if they exempted their staffers, they exempted themselves, as they are never ashamed of being seen grabbing good things for themselves. They will have surprised me in this instance.