On the recordJanuary 19, 2011
Mr. Speaker, it is important that Members of Congress understand the parameters here. Indeed, we are required to buy our health insurance in the insurance exchanges as provided under the health care law. There are no insurance exchanges as they exist right now, so it is anybody's guess. We are probably still under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan, but nobody is actually certain about that. What is certain is that there were exemptions. There were exemptions for senior staff, senior leadership staff, committee staff, the White House, and political appointees in the Federal agencies. Everyone should be treated equally. Some are not more equal than others.
