YID With LID: If OBAMACARE is So Great, Why Did Congress Reject 11 Amendments Requiring THEIR Participation ?

YID With LID: If OBAMACARE is So Great, Why Did Congress Reject 11 Amendments Requiring THEIR Participation ?: "On Saturday Nancy Pelosi extolled the virtues of the Obamacare legislation the House was about to pass:

“This legislation is founded on key principles for a healthier America: innovation, competition, and prevention. It improves quality, lowers cost, expands coverage to 36 million more people and retains choice. Our innovation began in the recovery package in January – with $19 billion for health IT, the first step in lowering cost and improving quality, and $8 billion investments in biomedical research. This legislation will mean affordability for the middle-class, security for our seniors, and honors our responsibility to our children, adding not one dime to the deficit.

“For all Americans, this legislation makes a big difference: no discrimination for pre-existing medical conditions, no dropped coverage if you are sick, no co-pays for preventive care. There is a cap on what you pay in but there is no cap on the benefits that you receive. It works for seniors closing the donut hole, offering better primary care, and strengthening Medicare for years to come. It works for women preventing insurance companies from charging women more than men for the same coverage. No longer will being a woman be a pre-existing medical condition.

Sounds wonderful right? So if the Democratic-Party controlled congress thinks that their health care plan is so wonderful, why did they reject ELEVEN different amendments requiring them to enroll in their own plan?:

Dems Rejected 11 Amendments Requiring Congress to Enroll in Gov’t-Run Health Plan
By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer



More than 200 amendments were rejected by the House Rules Committee ahead of Saturday's vote on the Democrats' health care bill, including 11 that would have required members of Congress and other government officials to be enrolled in the same federal insurance plan proposed for the American people."