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Rivlin: I don't support Ryan's Medicare repeal plan, and I told him so
Ryan repeatedly claimed Rivlin's support
You know how Paul Ryan is defending his plan to eliminate Medicare by saying he had developed it with Alice Rivlin, President Clinton's budget director?
Well:
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) touted the help of former Clinton adviser Alice Rivlin — “a great, proud Democrat” — in promoting a key Medicare provision in his budget proposal Tuesday.
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Ryan lies about Republican budget repealing health reform Medicare cuts
Rep. Paul Ryan is not telling the truth. Again. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque, with enhancements) Speaker John Bohner started the lie and now Rep. Paul Ryan is running with it: his plan "repeals" the "raid" on Medicare in the Affordable C... Read Post
Domenici/Rivlin Urge Super Committee To Partially Privatize Medicare
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin are calling on the Super Committee to partially privatize the Medicare program for future retirees, the Hill’s Erik Wasson reports. The two budget hawk... Read Post
John Boehner declares his love for Paul Ryan's budget: 'I fully support Paul Ryan's budget including his efforts on Medicare'.
Click here to view this media Rep. John Boehner said in a presser leading up to President Obama's deficit speech that he fully supports Paul Ryan's budget proposal, especially the medicare destruction element of his plan. With the e... Read Post