Posted on 07/14/2017 4:58:50 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
Senate budget rules are giving opponents of the rollback of the 2010 health care law an easy way to attack Republicans for hypocrisy.
Senate GOP may not really want to immunize their own member and staff health plans from their health care policy changes, but because they are seeking to bring their bill to the floor under the expedited budget reconciliation process, they have little choice.
Sen. Ted Cruz has already unveiled a fix to nullify the exemption, but that bill would take 60 votes to overcome any filibuster attempts.
“While this exemption was included in the Senate health care bill out of procedural necessity, we must still be diligent in ensuring that Members of Congress are treated just like other Americans under this law,” the Texas Republican said in a statement. “This is an issue of fundamental fairness. Lawmakers are not above the laws that they pass and I believe that it is crucial that Members of Congress abide by the same laws that their own constituents follow.”
The exemption has already prompted a web ad from the group Save My Care, which has been working against efforts to repeal and replace the health care law that took effect under President Barack Obama.
“Senators did make the bill better for one group of Americans ... themselves,” the ad says, citing a Thursday report from Vox.
It is substantively accurate to say there is a carve-out in the Senate measure, but as with much of what happens when the Senate uses the budget reconciliation process, the reasons are complicated.
As part of implementation of 2010 health care law, members of Congress and many staffers on Capitol hill and in state-based offices shifted from getting health insurance benefits through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program to the small-business exchange in Washington
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If they are not subject to the laws they enact, they are not representing us...they are ruling over us :/
Except for the shooting of Scalise, I don’t think the elected realize how pissed off the electorate really is.
Everyone I talk to, on both sides are fed up with these politicians. And it’s not a party thing. They’re all corrupt. They’re all morons.
The won’t eat their own dog food.
“When in the course of human events......”
The No Repeal, Repeal.
That keeps Congress “special”.
Why wouldn’t they want to go back under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) system?
Of course they want to...
but why should they be able to get special dispensation? The people they represent don’t...
That keeps Congress “special”.
BINGO
Also, thanks to Obama, not exempt from insider trading.
“Sen. Ted Cruz has already unveiled a fix to nullify the exemption, but that bill would take 60 votes to overcome any filibuster attempts.”
It is way past time for the Republicans to demand that Yertl the Turtle allow a vote to eliminate the filibuster rule. There is nothing in the Constitution that requires a 60 vote supermajority to pass legislation. The filibuster has become a danger to the proper functioning of government and is denying all Republicans in this country their Constitutional rights to see the agenda of their duly elected representatives advanced without undue delay.
This is the Republican motto.
Only stringing them all up by their gonads could make me remotely satisfied.
They are loathsome and don’t care.
I’d rather not vote for any of them. The stupid party (republicans) think we are voting for them but we are only voting against the rat party.
Yes, they are all corrupt to the core and puffed up arrogant morons.
Great idea but add to that tattooing the logos on their butts.
Sponsored whores.
I strongly suggest each and every one of us that can verbally attack them with our physical presence and specific grevances when the bastards return for “break”. Break from what I can’t understand since all they do is Eff up everything they touch.
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
This is the Republican motto.
Agreed...But if they are putting themselves above those they serve, they deserve defeat!
Sadly many have resorted to “electronic/telephone town hall format so they are not confronted by unhappy constituents :(
>>>“Senators did make the bill better for one group of Americans ... themselves,” the ad says, citing a Thursday report from Vox.<<<
Which of course is a bold faced lie.
Pass the Bill without the Cruz Amendment, then post his Amendment as a separate new Bill. If it doesn’t get 60 Votes because of the Democrats, hang them with it.
That is perfect
I saw a similar idea (without the image) in an earlier thread. This is an excellent idea!
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