Lawmakers, aides may get Obamacare exemption

Congressional leaders in both parties are secretly trying to exempt themselves from certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and are currently in hi-level talks on how to do so. With even Democratic members of Congress looking for an escape, this really says a lot about how they feel about the legislation they supported. The main point of contention is over the provision requiring staffers — namely junior aides who are low-paid – to use exchanges which may result in having to pay thousands of dollars extra a year if the federal government does not subsidize them. This has the potential for being politically disastrous for The White House.