Bachmann Believes Washington, D.C. is a State

Health care bill should apply to everyone
By Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) - 03/25/10 01:12 PM ET

This week my offices have been flooded with calls about the issue of certain Congressional staffers being exempt from the health care bill, and rightly so.

Doesn’t it seem odd that Democratic leaders in the House were so excited to get the health care bill passed, yet certain Congressional staffers have made themselves exempt to its requirements?

Senator Chuck Grassley explained the division to Politico:

“The new health care law creates two double standards. The congressional staff who wrote the new law exempted themselves from the new health care system, while other staff will be in it,” Grassley said today in a statement. “And, President Obama himself will not live under Obama health care. The message to grassroots America is that it’s good enough for you, but not for us.”...more

I posted the following question for response:

Please clarify.

If Congressional and Executive staff, who are based and legally reside in Washington, District of Columbia (which is not a state) must go through state exchanges for insurance and Washington, District of Columbia is a district, then would it not be logical to go through the federal insurance program?