claim: says al franken "voted to exempt himself and congress from enrolling in (the affordable care act marketplaces)."
author: mike mcfadden
evidence_1: sep 27, 2013 ... washington — of all the arguments against the affordable care act that  congressional republicans are mustering in the debate over the spending bill,  one hits closest to home. congress, they say, is exempt from the very law that  applies to everyone else. the truth: members of congress are treated ...
evidence_2: oct 11, 2017 ... president trump is expected to issue an order on thursday to allow the sale of  health insurance plans that are exempt from some affordable care act rules.
evidence_3: apr 25, 2017 ... republican legislators want to keep popular obamacare provisions for  themselves and their staff. ... contained in separate legislation and not offered as  part of the american health care act. the version of the bill the house will vote  on thursday still contains the exemption for legislators described below.
evidence_4: may 3, 2017 ... as republicans rush to vote on their latest obamacare repeal-and-replace plan,  it appears to still include an item exempting members of congress and their ...  house gop leaders worked wednesday night to fast-track consideration of an  amended american health care act without posting the bill text and ...
evidence_5: apr 26, 2017 ... fact check: does amended gop healthcare bill exempt congress from  controversial changes? guy benson ... #breaking: freedom caucus endorses  obamacare repeal compromise https://t.co/jk3rj95kxx pic.twitter.com/ q3p2qcjucr ... don't be angry macarthur says this cannot be waived. be angry ...