U.S. senator sues over healthcare subsidy for Congress

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U.S. senator sues over healthcare subsidy for Congress

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senator-ron-johnson-sue-over-healthcare-subsidy-congress-142441551--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fGLZYtF580lTbFasdZftGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-06T193701Z_2_CBREA05141I00_RTROPTP_2_USA-LIBYA-CLINTON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="US Senator Ron Johnson listens to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington respond to questions about the September attack in Libya" align="left" title="US Senator Ron Johnson listens to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington respond to questions about the September attack in Libya" border="0" /></a>By Susan Cornwell and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the way President Barack Obama's healthcare law is being applied to Congress, part of a larger Republican strategy to draw attention to what they see as critical flaws in Obama's signature domestic policy. Johnson, of Wisconsin, is challenging a U.S. agency decision allowing the federal government to keep paying part of the costs of health insurance for U.S. lawmakers and their staffs who must buy coverage through the Obamacare marketplaces. The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010 and commonly known as Obamacare, mandated that Americans have health insurance or pay a penalty, while offering subsidies to help lower-income people buy it.</p><br clear="all"/>

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