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Paul Ryan, 60 Plus Defend Medicare Phase Out Plan In New Ad (VIDEO)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
The 60 Plus Association -- a well-moneyed group that advocates for conservative safety net policies -- is running a new ad, starring House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), to defend the GOP plan to phase out Medicare and replace it with private insurance.
"The Democrats and Obama are destroying Medicare," said Jim Martin, chairman of the 60 Plus Association in a prepared statement, before pivoting unironically. "It's time to put an end to their 'mediscare' tactics."
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 60 Plus Association, Budget, Medicare, Medicare Privatization, Paul Ryan, Privatization
Health Care
Reformers Fight Senior Citizen's Front Group With Bush Ties Over Health Care Law (VIDEO)
Tea party activists rally in Washington D.C.
As Democrats and Republicans gird themselves for a fight over President Obama's health care law, the leading health care reform coalition in the country is locked in a brawl with the 60-Plus Association -- a corporate-backed organization posing as a senior citizen's advocacy group. And heading the fight for 60-Plus is a former Bush attorney with a history of attempting to suppress voter turnout.
At the center of the tussle are dozens of ads 60-Plus is running in districts of vulnerable Democrats who voted for the law. At a distinct financial disadvantage, progressive groups -- including Health Care for America Now and MoveOn -- are asking TV stations around the country to drop the ad, citing factual inaccuracies.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 60 Plus Association, Defunding health care, HCAN, Health Care, Health Care Implementation, Health care lawsuits, Medicare, MoveOn, Repealing health care
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