Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is ready to subpoena the Office of Personnel
Management over the Obamacare exemption they made for Congress that
allows lawmakers and their staff to buy health care with a government
subsidy on a small business exchange, instead of an individual one.Under the Obama administration, OPM made a special decision to categorize Congress as a small business, allowing lawmakers and their aides to buy on the Small Business Health Options Plan (SHOP) exchange. This way, they could keep getting government payments as an employer contribution. (Fox News)Why, Johnson wants to know.
"The American people have a right to know how and why OPM exempted Members of Congress from the full impact of ObamaCare,” the senator wrote in a letter to OPM Acting Director Kathleen McGettigan.
He wants answers by Oct. 18, or the agency can expect subpoenas.
Read entire article and see video here: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/10/06/gop-senator-threatens-subpoenas-over-congressional-obamacare-exemptions-n2391666
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