Even before Republicans sent their latest continuing resolution gambit to the Senate, some Republicans were already angling for the next legislative volley. If the Senate rejects the House's one-year delay to Obamacare, among other add-ons — as it is expected to — several House GOP lawmakers said they would continue to push for a provision that would prevent members of Congress and their staffs from receiving employer contributions for health care purchased on Obamacare exchanges. Rep. Dennis A. Ross, R-Fla., who has been pushing such a proposal, said he believes the amendment "has a lot of leverage." He said he wasn't sure if House GOP leaders were considering it, but said, "I'm hopeful." Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise of Louisiana said his conservative bloc of lawmakers has been advocating to include Ross' amendment in the CR. (more…)
