Now, I don't agree with that, but that's the law. So President Obama, if he doesn't like that, now, of course, Senate Democrats hate it. So they went running to President Obama, even though OPM originally ruled, looking at the law, that there should be no employer contribution for members of Congress and their staff purchasing insurance through the Exchange. That was OPM's original ruling, until Senate Democrats panicked, went to President Obama, asked for relief. And so President Obama said, worry, I'll talk to opm. (30:55–31:05)
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Asserts that OPM initially ruled against employer contributions for Congress members' insurance through the Exchange.
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