[smoothsailing]

There was no vote. It was done by way of a “ruling” of the Office of Personnel Management. Sneaky bastards.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/08/02/guess-whose-healthcare-premiums-arent-going-up-next-year-n1654588

[txhurl]

Uh... waitaminnit, since this is a revenue-raising tax - zerocare - can it just be exempted without being voted on? Is that legal?

[don-o]

The whole 2000 page bill is full of “as the Secretary may direct....” language.

[savedbygrace]

“heavy pressure from Capitol Hill”?

I think we are going to need more details. Like, from whom????