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Ron Johnson: “Members of Congress were the only class in our staff that…”

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

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Senator Johnson OPM Lawsuit Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 22:24

And the special treatment is if you lose employer sponsored care as an ordinary citizen, you lose your tax advantage and you now have to purchase, you know, after tax dollars. Members of Congress were the only class in our staff that when we have lost our employer sponsored care because of Obamacare... we get a tax advantaged employer sponsored contribution. And that's just unfair, that's unjust. It needs to be corrected. Sir, if Congress were to take on this issue instead of letting the Obama administration change things, what's the right outcome here? (22:24–22:39)

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Asserts that Congress members receive tax-advantaged contributions for health care despite losing employer-sponsored care due to Obamacare.

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