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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “Actually, if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan became president and vice president of the United States, they'd be able to end…”

On the recordAugust 13, 2012
Actually, if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan became president and vice president of the United States, they'd be able to end the Medicare guarantee, shred the health care safety net that Medicare has provided for more than 50 years, and turn Medicare into a voucher program, leaving seniors really out in the cold.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Wasserman Schultz warns about the potential consequences of a Romney-Ryan administration on Medicare.

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