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How Medicare Will Define 2012 Campaign
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called a vote on Representative Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to take sides on what has become a defining issue for the 2012 campaign. The vote comes one day after Democrat Kathy Hochul’s upset victory in New York’s heavily Republican 26th Congressional District. The vote was seen as a […]
Medicaid and Medicare Under Rep. Ryan’s Budget
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), unveiled his budget yesterday, proposing cuts of some $6.2 trillion over the next decade. Medicare and Medicaid will fundamentally change under Ryan’s plan – with Medicare losing $389 billion, and $735 billion being cut from Medicaid. Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent details what parts of the budget will affect Americans the […]
