GOP Senator In Lawsuit: I Could Lose Re-Election If Obamacare Helps Me
DYLAN SCOTT – JULY 4, 2014, 10:30 AM EDT
Stopping members of Congress from receiving their government employer contribution when they purchase health coverage on an Obamacare exchange was a hot topic last fall during the government shutdown. It was one of the many mechanisms that the GOP tried to use to extract a concession from Democrats on the law.
Though that ploy failed, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) didn't give up. He filed a lawsuit in federal court in January, attempting to undo the administrative rule allowing members and their office staff to keep their employer subsidy. The government's lawyers retorted that Johnson had no standing to challenge, and part of their argument was that this is a benefit for Johnson. What harm could he claim?
A federal judge will hear oral arguments Monday on the standing question, according to USA Today, and he'll consider a rebuttal from Johnson. Part of that rebuttal: Receiving this benefit under Obamacare could hurt Johnson when he runs for re-election in 2016.
"The ACA eliminated congressional subsidies so that Members of Congress and their staffs would experience the health care law’s highs and lows just like ordinary citizens," a legal brief filed by Johnson's lawyers in April says. "By circumventing this statutory mandate and restoring legislators’ favored status, the (rule) drives a wedge between Senator Johnson and his constituents and thus harms his personal reputation and electoral prospects."
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he's too stupid to see how stupid he is !!!
