3rd House Republican Declines Government Healthcare

|| Fulfilling a campaign promise, Rep. Joe Walsh will refuse government healthcare coverage. ||

Walk The Walk.

In a case of political belief over personal benefit…

Incoming Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh is joining up with two other House Republicans,

Illinois’ Bobby Schilling and Pennsylvania’s Mike Kelly.

All three freshman will decline the government’s healthcare plan.

Another newly elected Republican member of Congress says he will not accept the government-sponsored health insurance plan available to lawmakers.

Rep.-elect Joe Walsh (Ill.), who rode a wave of Tea Party support to surprisingly defeat three-term Rep. Melissa Bean (D) in November, said that he does not believe lawmakers should receive the benefits.

“I don’t think congressmen should get pensions or cushy healthcare plans,” he told the Chicago News Cooperative.

So far, incoming Reps. Bobby Schilling (R-Ill.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) have declined their government health insurance.

Although the President claims that healthcare reform is settled,

Obamacare will continue to be a toxic campaign issue throughout the 2012 cycle.

Expect other Republicans, and maybe a few Blue Dog Democrats, to join the Nobamacare 3.