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| https://web.archive.org/web/20141114185953/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/vitter-house-continues-washington-exemption-from-obamacare | Vitter: House Continues Washington Exemption from Obamacare | 2014-11-14 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | LA | David Vitter | V000127 | web.archive.org | legacy | Vitter: House Continues Washington Exemption from Obamacare Friday, November 14, 2014 (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter issued the following statement today expressing disappointment in the House of Representatives vote to protect Washington’s Exemption from Obamacare. Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) proposed a rule for the House Republican Conference that would have required all members and staff to be enrolled in Obamacare as the law states. Some members created a loophole and designated their staff as “non-official” so they could be exempted from entering the Obamacare Exchange. “In this election, Americans across the country sent a message: Washington is out of touch and on the wrong track. The House of Representatives had an opportunity to change course today, but instead they protected their exemption under Obamacare,” Vitter said. “Congress gave America Obamacare, and Congress needs to face reality and experience this train-wreck law in the exact same way their constituents do. I’m going to continue fighting to make sure Washington is treated the same way as the constituents they represent by getting rid of Washington’s exemption from Obamacare.” The proposed rule would state that all staff is recognized as “official” under Obamacare, which would require them to purchase health insurance on the Obamacare Exchange. Vitter has introduced a Conference Resolution in the Senate that requires all Members to designate all staff as official. Vitter has introduced legislation that would require all Members of Congress, all Congressional staff, the President, Vice-President, and all political appointees within the administration to purchase their health insurance on the Obamacare Exchange and receive the same amount of financial support from tax credits or subsidies as any American would outside of Washington. Vitter has also designated all of his staff, including committee staff, as official as the law requires. Last fall Vitter fought to get a vote on his legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blocked his attempts. Vitter also introduced his legislation in April, but Reid pulled the legislation from the floor before it could get a vote. However, Reid did agree to give Vitter a vote in the future. Click here to read some of Vitter’s efforts to pass his “No Washington Exemption from Obamacare.” Currently members of Congress and their staff members are still eligible to receive taxpayer funded subsidies ($5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for a family) to pay for their health care. Those same subsidies are not available to any other American. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |