At her first public meeting (since winning office by a miniscule margin) last night in Wayne county, Ann Marie Buerkle expressed confusion about why people asked her about her current health insurance. The questions obviously were asked in the context of Ann Marie's support for repeal of the 2010 health insurance reform program.
She stated that she paid for her own health insurance.
She was corrected on this fact by one of her own staff members via a note.
from Syracuse.com, February 3, 2011:
Buerkle, who voted to repeal the health care reform act, was twice asked about the health insurance she receives as a government employee. At first she said she couldn’t understand why people were so interested in her health insurance, and that taxpayers didn’t pay anything for it. She later corrected herself after being handed a note from a staffer. Like most employees, she pays for a portion of her insurance and her employer, the government, pays the rest, she said.
Was she really unaware of her own health insurance coverage and that her employeers (you and I) pay 72% of her premium?
Is she really so dense as to not anticipate questions about her hypocrisy?
Factcheck.org on health insurance for Federal Employees:
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/health-care-for-members-of-congress/
Summary of Federal and HR Health Insurance Coverage (PDF document):
http://mcmorris.house.gov/uploads/August2009HealthCareBenefitsforMembersofCongress.PDF
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