Congressman John Fleming of Louisiana is also a physician. A pissed off physician.
He recently challenged Democrats in congress to put their healthcare money where their mouths are. How? By giving up their current cushy congressional healthcare plan and signing up for the same ObamaCare plan that they want to foist on the rest of the American people.
Over the past few weeks, members of Congress and the American people have come to know the details of the Administration’s proposed health care plan. Call it whatever you like, this proposal is nothing more than government-run health care. As a physician, I am amazed at the number of bureaucrats in this House who are quick to claim a government-run health care plan is the reform this country needs. In response to this, I have offered a resolution that will offer members of Congress an opportunity to put their money where their mouth is, and urge their colleagues who vote for legislation creating a government-run health care plan to lead by example and enroll themselves in the same public plan.
Under the current draft of the Democrat healthcare legislation, members of Congress are curiously exempt from the government-run health care option, keeping their existing health plans and services on Capitol Hill. If Members of Congress believe so strongly that government-run health care is the best solution for hard working American families, I think it only fitting that Americans see them lead the way. Public servants should always be accountable and responsible for what they are advocating, and I challenge the American people to demand this from their representatives.
Don’t hold your breath, Dr. Fleming. It’s not good for your health.
Source: RedState.com
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I would have liked to have seen the camera focus on the biggest pushers in the Dums party. To see their reaction…
They also need to live on the same types of retirement plans the rest of us have, not the cushy life-pension-after-one-term deal they have now.