Movement Wants to Strip Congress of Their Special Healthcare Plans
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield One man, fed up with the healthcare debacle out of washington DC has taken to a Change.Org petition to strip Congress of their special healthcare plans because as his petition states, “If private health care is good for the American citizen, it should also be good for the people that defend it.” An Oregon man, Daniel Jimenez , has set up a petition at change.org to strip members of the US Congress of their health care coverage. Jimenez lost his father to cancer a few years ago after he waited to long to go to the doctor because he lacked health insurance, reports Blue Dot Daily . Jimenez’s petition reads: A lot of Members of Congress promote choice as an American value, which is all the more reason for them to have to continue to choose their own health coverage from the free marketplace. If private health care is good for the American citizen, it should also be good for the people that defend it. If Congress is willing to drastically cut healthcare subsidies for most people, are they willing to have the same rules apply to them and their families? Jimenez furthered his point, explaining to an Oregon paper: Over email, Jimenez told us that the response to his petition, which has garnered over 300,000 signatures in a week “has been amazing.” “There are also some really sad and scary comments about people needing health insurance because of pre-existing conditions and are fearing for their lives if they lose their health care plan,” he said. “An interesting fact is that people from both side of the political spectrum seem to agree with me about Congress not receiving any special treatment that regular people do not have.” If the petition receives 500,000 signatures, it will be delivered to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump. As of 11:30am EST on 3/17/17 Jimenez’s petition had garnered the support of 529,396 people. Follow Kody on Twitter. Send news tips to [email protected] . WATCH TLR’S LATEST VIDEO: The post Movement Wants to Strip Congress of Their Special Healthcare Plans appeared first on The Libertarian Republic .
March 17, 2017 at 11:41AM
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