The Ryan Budget and more business as usual for the House GOP.
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With the GOP House in chaos, it is being whispered on the Hill that Rep.
Paul Ryan is being asked to put his hat in the ring for Speaker of the
House.
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Read more on the Ryan Budget by clicking here or the graphic above.
If the GOP/Ryan budget becomes law, seniors will immediately lose billions in prescription drug savings, free wellness visits and preventative services provided in the ACA, and the Part D donut hole returns.
You can read more from the statement by clicking the graphic above or here.
Congress is targeting the health and financial well-being of America’s seniors by making yet another attempt to privatize Medicare. Today the House Budget Committee is marking up the GOP’s FY 2018 budget resolution, which includes Speaker Paul Ryan’s “Medicare premium support” scheme – an innocuous name for turning time-tested senior health care coverage into “Coupon-Care.”
via Entitled to Know.
![Earlier this week, Members of Congress and allies met to discuss Social Security and the GOP Congress’ manufactured crisis.
““Seniors, I stand with you all the way [on Social Security].”
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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Earlier this week, Members of Congress and allies met to discuss Social Security and the GOP Congress’ manufactured crisis.
“Seniors, I stand with you all the way [on Social Security].”
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky“We are in a crisis right now. A retirement crisis. Not a Social Security crisis.” - Rep. Jan Schakowsky
“Stop manufacturing a crisis with the Social Security disability trust fund.”
- Senator Bernie Sanders“This week anyone earning a million dollars a year will have paid 100% of their payroll taxes for 2015.”
- Max Richtman
Should seniors pay more for Medicare? Republicans think so; they have repeatedly called for replacing the current program with vouchers that would shift cost and risk to seniors.
The Ryan/GOP Budget: Seniors choosing a plan costing more than the average amount determined through competitive bidding would be required to pay the difference between the voucher and the plan’s premium. In some geographic areas, traditional Medicare could be more expensive. This would make it harder for seniors, particularly lower-income beneficiaries, to choose their own doctors if their only affordable options are private plans that have limited provider networks.
Today, President Obama released his 2016 budget. There’s good news and bad news for seniors but nothing compared to what the GOP Congress has in store.
Paul Ryan already eyeballing social safety net cuts
Speaker Paul Ryan is already talking about cutting entitlements such as Medicare, even before Congress finishes passing a tax plan.
Watch the full segment here via MSNBC.
Related Reading:
After Passing Senate Tax Bill, GOP to Target Seniors’ Earned Benefits.
- But the biggest poison pill for the elderly in this legislation is the existential threat it poses to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Paul Ryan has had a tough couple of months.
The House GOP’s response to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis is stuck, with a big May 1 deadline looming. The leadership’s 2017 budget plan is stalled. And legislation to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t left the runway.
via POLITICO.
Related Reading:
- GOP Plans for Medicare? All Slash No Strengthen.
- The House budget
would cut Social Security and Medicare by $463 billion over 10 years,
while cutting Medicaid and other health programs by $1.028 trillion, not
including the Affordable Care Act. The GOP budget protects the
wealthiest Americans and big corporations from any tax increases while
imposing massive spending cuts on average Americans and their families.
via twitter.
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If Paul Ryan was concerned with the national debt he would not have voted for the GOP tax scam which added $1.5 trillion in debt. What makes matters worse is that republicans are blaming the rising debt on “entitlement” programs; a signal that they will try to cut them.
Read more about the GOP tax scam here.
Seniors went to Capitol Hill earlier this month to tell Congress why their current #SocialSecurity benefits are inadequate. Boost Social Security Now! https://www.ncpssm.org/campaigns/boost-social-security-now/ @RepJohnLarson