- April 18, 2024
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U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, whose district includes Flagler County, recently held a press conference with Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana to introduce the James Madison Congressional Accountability Act.
According to a press release from DeSantis' office, this legislation would block a proposed administrative rule by the Office of Personnel Management that purports to offer ObamaCare subsidies for members of Congress and congressional staff not authorized by law and not available to the rest of the American people.
As the House companion bill to the Senate legislation of David Vitter of Louisiana and Mike Enzi of Wyoming, this bill would require members of Congress, all congressional staff, the president, vice president and political appointees to enroll in the ObamaCare health care exchanges while explicitly limiting subsidies to those available to the public at large.
“The Obama administration's decision to bail out members of Congress from the effects of ObamaCare is a classic example of the political class putting itself before the interests of the American people,” DeSantis said. “By ramming through this ill-considered law, members of Congress and the administration have imposed significant burdens on Americans from all walks with life and should not be protected from its negative effects. This legislation blows the whistle on this all-too-familiar Washington game of putting the ruling class first.”
Rep. DeSantis is joined in introducing the James Madison Congressional Accountability Act by lead cosponsor U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross as well as 13 other cosponsors.
