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Ron Johnson: “Members of Congress and their staff will lose their…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on America's Newsroom

Published | Video Starts at 01:01

That's tax advantaged contributions. And when they have to buy their coverage on the exchanges, they, they're going to have to do that with after tax dollars. Now, Members of Congress and their staff will lose their employer-sponsored care like other millions of Americans. But they're the only Americans that when they go to the exchanges, their employer, the federal government will be able to make a contribution to those plans. (01:01–01:07)

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Asserts that members of Congress and their staff will lose employer-sponsored healthcare.

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