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Members of Congress should pay for their own health insurance.

The recently introduced healthcare bill - The American Healthcare Act - makes it clear that while all Congress members enjoy the best healthcare themselves, they couldn't care less about the healthcare of their employers, the American people.



If implemented, the American Healthcare Act will kick millions off their healthcare plans, make healthcare financially out of reach for millions more, and will also start the gutting process of medicare and medicaid. This callous bill will be specifically hard on the poor and seniors; those who need the most help. If that weren't enough, it will also give hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax breaks to the richest Americans. In short, it will LITERALLY take money from the poor and give to the ultra rich.



In contrast members of Congress enjoy the best healthcare available while the taxpayers pay for over 70% of their health insurance premiums.



This is not a partisan issue. This is an issue between Congress and its constituents. This is an issue of fairness. The members of Congress work for the people, and the people want to hold them accountable. So, if Congress wants to pass a bill that takes away the last lifeline for so many people, then it's only fair that they should also buy their own health insurance. The American people are tired of paying for Congress members' health insurance while getting defrauded out of it themselves.



We the undersigned demand that the American Healthcare Act should include legislation that gives members of Congress access to the same insurance benefits that the average citizen receives, and that the members of Congress pay 100% of their premiums out of pocket, without any subsidies. No more free handouts.