On the recordApril 8, 2011
Today the Republicans want to shut down government. Tomorrow they want to dismantle Medicare. If the shutdown weren't enough, the Republican Party just released next year's road-to- ruin budget. And, unbelievably, the people they have chosen to target are America's seniors. This budget ends the Medicare guarantee as we know it. It turns Medicare into a voucher system where you would have to put your fate back into the hands of private insurance companies. It results in seniors paying more for Medicare. This plan shifts costs onto seniors and cuts Medicare at a time when seniors need health care the most. We must take the target off the backs of our seniors and off of Medicare, a guarantee that seniors have earned through a lifetime of hard work. ____________________
