On the recordMarch 26, 2015
during the ObamaCare debate on the Senate floor, the Senate passed an amendment to the Obama bill saying that all Members of Congress need to go to our exchange for health care, just as other Americans have gone to the exchange--no special deal, no special exemptions, and no special subsidy. After that was passed into law, a lot of folks didn't like it, and a special rule was applied by the Obama administration to change some of that situation. This amendment would say: No, we are going to live by that statute. We are going to go to the exchange for our health care-- no special subsidy, no special deal--and it would also apply to the President, the Vice President, and their political appointees. This amendment would not change anything at all with regard to congressional staff. I urge support for my amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.
