It\u2019s good enough for you but not for them.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the message being sent by Republican Members of Congress today after it was revealed that their newest proposed plan to repeal Obamacare creates a special loophole where lawmakers and their staff\u00a0would not be impacted by the changes.<\/p>\n
A new report from Vox revealed that language in the proposal exempts Congress from the biggest change in the proposal, which allows states to \u201copt-out\u201d of some of Obamacare\u2019s most fundamental rules such as providing mental health coverage and banning the practice of charging higher rates or denying coverage to people with preexisting conditions.<\/p>\n
And as bad as that looks, the reality might be even more damning as it appears that,\u00a0once again, most Republicans don\u2019t even know what\u2019s happening with their own bill. Several lawmakers were clearly embarrassed and caught entirely off-guard when asked about the exemption.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll have to read the language more closely,\u201d Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) admitted in the biggest understatement of the day.\u200b<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) added in a powerful statement on civic leadership.<\/p>\n
However, House Freedom Caucus Chair\u00a0Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) seemed unfazed by the hypocrisy, declaring, \u201cWe\u2019ve got bigger problems.\u201d<\/p>\n
The news quickly overshadowed an earlier report that suggested that the new proposal was winning support from Republicans in the far-right Freedom Caucus who had previously killed an earlier healthcare reform bill, causing a hugely embarrassing setback for President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the revised version still does not fully repeal Obamacare, we are prepared to support it to keep our promise to the American people to lower healthcare costs,\u201d the group said in a statement.<\/p>\n
However, with the Republican\u2019s approach to healthcare reform already wildly unpopular with the public, including many of those who say they want changes made to Obamacare, it\u2019s unclear if today\u2019s eyesore will once again set back Republican efforts. And according to other reports, the new proposal is still being met with strong resistance from more moderate Republicans and literally every elected Democratic lawmaker in the House and Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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