Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on CNN yesterday and complained that she’s going to lose her insurance because of Obamacare. Since this has been part of the law since 2009 when, yes, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced an amendment mandating that members of Congress, along with staffers, will have to transition from their government-run health insurance, the Federal Employees Benefit Health Plan, to the D.C. exchange.
Bachmann is clearly very frightened about the prospect, but it’s mainly because she’s totally confused about how exactly to sign up. She repeatedly griped about the Healthcare.gov website, not realizing that D.C. has its own marketplace website, which, as of right now, hasn’t had any major problems.
Here are all of the instances in which she criticized Healthcare.gov in the context of somehow being forced to use it (even though she won’t have to)… [CONTINUE READING]