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Pelosi Slams GOP For Reviving Call To Privatize Social Security, Medicare
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
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Add Congress' most powerful Democrat to the list of very senior members who are whipping Republicans for having a long-term plan to privatize and slash entitlements.
"Anybody who wants to see the difference between Democrats and Republicans need only look at their budgets," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at the DNC today. "The Republican budget provides tax breaks for the wealthy, it ends Medicare as we know it, and privatizes Social Security. Here they go again. Rehashing the same failed Bush policies."
She's referring to the far-reaching roadmap, introduced recently by the House Republicans' top budget guy--Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)--for addressing the country's long-term fiscal challenges...
"So I want you to take that home," Pelosi said. "The Republican budget that they presented to the House earlier this week, privatizes Social Security, turns Medicare into a voucher program, ends it as we know it today."
Republicans have distanced themselves from the plan. Soon they may be wishing that this Ryan guy would just go away.
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Michael A
February 5, 2010 7:47 PM
Make them vote on it. Make them vote on each proposal, one by one. The dems in the house have plenty of time to play politics since the senate is doing nothing. Maybe that will limit the losses.
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TheRealFish
February 6, 2010 8:36 AM in reply to Michael A
Yeah. I'd like to see it as a voice-vote ("Rep. X" "Aye" "Rep. Y" "Nay"...) on C-SPAN.
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inokeah
February 7, 2010 1:53 PM
This this how 'old strechy face' pays for her booze when she is not flying on the taxpayers dime?
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mjshep
February 7, 2010 5:14 PM in reply to inokeah
I've got an idea!
Why don't you just STFU?
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adf
February 8, 2010 8:54 AM in reply to inokeah
I guess you prefer saggy faced Hastert who flew the plane around when he was Speaker of the House. Also, you didn't post a photo of yourself. Are you afraid that people will make fun of your looks? Why would you think that?
Mind your manners and mind your facts.
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mans_best_friend
February 8, 2010 10:39 AM
See?? All those of you who thought Republicans had no ideas were wrong, wrong wrong. They have ideas. They're terrible ideas, but they have ideas.
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