Tea Party Rep. Refuses Congressional Health Plan

Posted on December 27, 2010 at 10:10am
Jonathon M. Seidl
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A newly-elected GOP Rep. announced that he is refusing the congressional health insurance plan in a show of solidarity with the American people.

Rep-elect Joe Walsh (R-IL) told the New York Times that he will stick to his Tea Party roots and decline the government health care provided to members of congress.

“I don’t think congressmen should get pensions or cushy health care plans,â€