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Mitt's Medicare lies derailed by his own running mate: Ryan contradicts Romney
Ryan says his plan keeps Obama's health savings
By Sam Youngman
(Reuters) - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan acknowledged on Thursday that his proposed healthcare reforms rely on many of the same spending reductions for which he has criticized President Barack Obama, something that could undercut a central message of the Republican campaign.
Ryan and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney, charge that Obama's 2010 health law would weaken the popular Medicare health plan for the elderly by reducing its costs by $716 billion over the coming 10 years.
On Thursday, Ryan acknowledged that his own budget plan would keep the savings included in Obama's Affordable Care Act even as it would do away with the law itself.
"We voted to repeal Obamacare repeatedly, including those cuts," he told reporters at a hot dog stand in Ohio.
"When you repeal all of Obamacare what you end up doing is that repeals (those savings) as well. In our budget we've restored a lot of that," he said, referring to the savings.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-usa-campaign-ryan-medicare-idUSBRE87F1DF20120816
By Sam Youngman
(Reuters) - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan acknowledged on Thursday that his proposed healthcare reforms rely on many of the same spending reductions for which he has criticized President Barack Obama, something that could undercut a central message of the Republican campaign.
Ryan and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney, charge that Obama's 2010 health law would weaken the popular Medicare health plan for the elderly by reducing its costs by $716 billion over the coming 10 years.
On Thursday, Ryan acknowledged that his own budget plan would keep the savings included in Obama's Affordable Care Act even as it would do away with the law itself.
"We voted to repeal Obamacare repeatedly, including those cuts," he told reporters at a hot dog stand in Ohio.
"When you repeal all of Obamacare what you end up doing is that repeals (those savings) as well. In our budget we've restored a lot of that," he said, referring to the savings.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-usa-campaign-ryan-medicare-idUSBRE87F1DF20120816
Romney: Ryan No Longer Supports His Plan’s Medicare Cuts
Sahil Kapur
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“Well, first of all, Congressman Ryan has joined my campaign and his campaign is my campaign now. And we’re on the exactly the same page,” Romney told CBS News. “And my campaign has made it very clear: The president’s cuts of $716 billion to Medicare — those cuts are going to be restored if I become president and Paul Ryan becomes vice president.”
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/romney-ryan-no-longer-supports-his-plans-medicare-cuts.php
Sahil Kapur
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“Well, first of all, Congressman Ryan has joined my campaign and his campaign is my campaign now. And we’re on the exactly the same page,” Romney told CBS News. “And my campaign has made it very clear: The president’s cuts of $716 billion to Medicare — those cuts are going to be restored if I become president and Paul Ryan becomes vice president.”
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/romney-ryan-no-longer-supports-his-plans-medicare-cuts.php
INFOGRAPHIC: Everything You Need To Know About Romney’s Dishonesty On Medicare
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021142794
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running away from Ryan immediately after he picked him.
Mitt Romney: I’m Running With Paul Ryan, But Not On The Ryan Budget
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021110943
Or, should I say 'rouge'???
