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Does Paul Ryan want to see the Senate Republicans’ Medicare plan?
Paul Ryan might be frustrated that he couldn’t get Donald Trump’s proposed Medicare and Social Security Cuts through Congress, but he should see the plan Senate Republicans proposed.
Did Rick Scott call for Medicare and Medicaid to be 'phased out'?
As the New York Times reported: "Taken literally, that would leave the fate of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security to the whims of a Congress that rarely passes anything so expansive." As PolitiFact Wisconsin reported, Scott’s statement was generic and did not directly call for the phasing out of either program.
Does the Senate Republicans’ plan end Social Security and Medicare?
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee claimed that the "Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare." The ad refers not to a plan from Senate Republicans but from one Republican, Scott. The plan would sunset all federal laws after five years, requiring Congress to renew the laws it wants to keep.
Did Rick Scott’s plan call for ending public assistance programs?
The first thing to know is that Scott’s plan, released Feb. 22, was proposed by him — not a group of Senate Republicans. Leading Republicans such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky quickly panned parts of it. The next is that it didn’t directly call for ending those programs as the ad bottom-lined.
Who is Mitt Romney's vice president?
Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s choice for vice president, has provoked consternation from Democrats and anxiety among some congressional Republicans with his proposals to reshape Medicare.
Did Wyden endorse Ryan's Medicare plan?
No. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., did not endorse Ryan’s Medicare plan in the last House budget resolution. It is similar to a plan that the two wrote together last year, but there is an important difference. The limit on federal spending per beneficiary was not as strict in the plan they wrote together: The two had placed the cap at GDP growth rate plus 1 percent. Also, no other Democrat supported their 2011 proposal.
Does Obama want to limit Medicare spending?
During budget deficit reduction negotiations in Washington, Obama proposed holding Medicare spending to half a percentage point higher than the growth rate of the economy. Ryan later adopted the same cap.
