Rubio accepts taxpayer-funded ObamaCare subsidy

“It’s an employer contribution,” Rubio was quoted as saying on Monday. “It’s available to every employee of the federal government.”

But as CNSNews.com has reported, some members of Congress are refusing the subsidy, saying it’s not right for them to get a perk that is unavailable to many Americans in the private sector.

Under a deal arranged by the federal Office of Personnel Management in August, members of Congress — who earn at least $174,000 — will be able to keep the approximate $10,000 subsidy that they received under their previous federal health care plan. But the same deal is not available to Americans in the private sector.

For example, Americans in the private sector who buy health insurance through the Obamacare exchanges get a federal subsidy (a tax credit) only if their income/family size puts them below 400% of the poverty threshold, or $94,200 for a family of four.