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dem's only ones talking about cutting Medicare
---------------NEILCAR » 25 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ I am reading today how the dem's are afraid of Medicare being cut and blaming the Republicans ... I have reviewed the overall budget plan, and it does not mention Medicare once.
Now that doesn't mean Medicare will not be cut ... but it is true that the only ones talking about cuts in Medicare is the Dem's (at the present time).
House Republicans rammed through their budget blueprint late Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened to pressure wavering members to vote for the resolution, which jumpstarts the process of enacting sweeping cuts to Medicaid and other programs to finance trillions of dollars in proposed tax cuts primarily for the rich.Just one Republican — Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky — joined every House Democrat in voting against the resolution, which sets the stage for $880 billion in Medicaid cuts and $230 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance