Fresh_Start
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:36 PM
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Can the President change the congressional medical plan? |
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My employer changes it every year and its always worse...I say put the legislature into the same medical plans as the rest of us.
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:38 PM
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1. Now, that would be just great!!!! |
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:38 PM
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2. I notice that pensions aren't in the Constitution |
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so to save the Government money, the executive branch should move Congress into the same 'no pension' options that we the citizens have.
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:39 PM
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3. they are not his employees |
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:40 PM
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6. but he is the Chief Executive of the entire USA |
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which includes the budget for Congress
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:41 PM
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8. But they are our employees |
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:39 PM
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4. Wouldn't that be interesting! I suspect the House and the Senate |
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get to vote on their health plans as well as their retirement benefits. Maybe Obama should file a bill and let them vote it down.
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:40 PM
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5. IIRC the legislative branch pretty much does it own thing |
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I would agree that they should go on the same Federal Employee Health plan that all civil servants have the option of buying.
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:40 PM
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7. Wonder what would happen if there was a march on Congress |
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demanding that they change their plan??? Take it to their door.
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:41 PM
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9. The Tea Party ought to put that golden goose on the table |
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in the interest of reducing the size of government and the deficit
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:44 PM
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10. Congress has the same medical plans as all Federal Employees |
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And, no, Obama can't unilaterally change that in the way you suggest (though you probably don't know/think that congresspeople have the same health plans as other government workers --but they do!).
And Obama can't do it for the same reason he can't withhold their paychecks if he wanted to.
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:49 PM
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12. actually they have better medical benefits |
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According to FactCheck
"Members of Congress also qualify for some medical benefits that ordinary federal workers do not. They (but not their families) are eligible to receive limited medical services from the Office of the Attending Physician of the U.S. Capitol, after payment of an annual fee ($491 in 2007). But services don’t include surgery, dental care or eyeglasses, and any prescriptions must be filled at the member’s expense.
House and Senate members (but not their families) also are eligible to receive care at military hospitals. For outpatient care, there is no charge at the Washington, D.C., area hospitals (Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center). Inpatient care is billed at rates set by the Department of Defense."
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Thu Nov-04-10 08:58 PM
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14. well those are definitely perks beyond the employee program |
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Thu Nov-04-10 05:45 PM
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11. If I had a magic lamp, that would be my first wish. nt |
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Thu Nov-04-10 07:00 PM
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13. No. The Executive Branch is just one of the branches of |
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government. President Obama has absolutely zero power over the Congress. Zero. The branches are separate and more or less equal, with different duties. The Constitution lays it all out. You might want to read it.
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