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Congress made a mad dash for Obamacare on Monday to meet their deadline for signing up for health insurance, and took to Twitter to vent about it. According to The Washington Post, which has a database of what members of Congress are deciding for themselves and their staffs, at least 55 Senators and all the major House leaders have signed up through the DC Healthlink. While some leaders had an easy time of it, most members of Congress faced glitches, confusion and frustration. In that sense, their experience is like millions of Americans, including the constituents they're attempting to please. In every other way, their attempt to prove how doomed the healthcare law is falls flat, since they're getting a VIP experience. That being the case, here's brief guide to the Obamacare rollout for the average American, as told by the tweets of people aren't at all average.

Premiums sometimes go up ... especially when you decline your employer subsidies

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham took to the interwebs to complain about his increased premium:

As a 58-year old male living in Oconee County, SC my health insurance costs are going up about $400/month, more than 200%, under Obamacare. — Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) December 10, 2013

And, immediately afterwards, to publicize an appearance on Fox News about why he's declining federal subsidies.

Will be speaking with Fox News @seanhannity tonight at 10 pm about declining special Obamacare subsidy available to Members of Congress. — Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) December 10, 2013

Obamacare's Grassley amendment took members of Congress off the federal employees health care plan and required them to sign up for insurance on an exchange. The amendment does not take away the employer contribution to their insurance, which most Americans get from their jobs. According to The New York Times, members of Congress are eligible to have up to 75 percent of their premiums paid, as are most federal employees under the Federal Employee Health Benefits program. Graham is paying more because he wants to be able to talk about it on Fox News.