According to Politico.com, two newly elected House Republicans have opted out of the Congressional health plan. Apparently they were challenged to do so by Democrats who took exception to their plans to repeal health care reform. Congressmen elect Bobby Schilling of Illinois and Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania both said Thursday that they will not participate in Congress's health insurance plan. Schilling said "My family and I are bringing our own health care to Washington, D.C.," he said. "Congress shouldn’t have anything better than the American people."
The interesting thing about this statement is that far too many Americans don't have any health insurance at all, and the ones that do often aren't covered sufficiently for the basic health care services they need. So is this a Republican saying that all Americans should be equal? Or is it just a cynical political stunt designed to disguise hypocrisy?
Source:
Politico.com
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