U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) declared before an audience in the Dirksen Senate office on Thursday that there certainly is a deficit, but it was caused by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tax breaks and Wall Street, not by Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. (0:30)
During a press conference Wednesday, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who authored the “Welfare Reform Act of 2011,” said the Super Committee should look at cutting welfare spending, not just Medicare and Medicaid. (0:30)
During a rally on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) urged the Super Committee to not cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, adding that there can be no exception to the demand. (0:15)
During a rally on the Hill Wednesday, Rep. Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) argued that the Supercommittee should realize that Social Security and Medicare benefits aren’t giveaways, but were earned. (0:13)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) says that Medicare and Social Security would be worse off if left completely to the private sector. (0:24)
budget, medicare, privitzation, social security in Audio Social Security Chief Actuary Richard Foster responds to a question from by Rep. David Price (R-N.C.), that the President has not met the requirement of Medicare which mandates that after two warnings on Medicare’s fiscal condition, the President must issue a recommendation for solving the problem.
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chief actuary, medicare, social security in Audio House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says Medicare is “not a sustainable situation” and its benefits do not necessarily outweigh the costs. (0:51)
Chairman of the House Budget Committee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) begins a hearing by stating the importance of “shoring up” Medicare and Social Security.
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Paul Ryan, medicare, social security in Audio President and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis John Goodman says that, within the first ten years, there is no difference between Paul Ryan’s plan and the Affordable Care Act. (0:43)
John Goodman, NCPA, medicare in Audio Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) says Republicans are trying to short change American’s seniors. (0:34)
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters at a news conference Tuesday that Democrats will not let the Ryan plan, or a minature version of it, pass through the Senate. (0:53)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tells reporters on Tuesday that the American people “overwhelmingly” are opposed to the proposed changes to Medicare in the GOP budget, and says that he would utilize every procedural power at his disposal to “show the American people what the Republicans are not allowing us to do.” (:25)
budget deficit, harry reid, medicare in Audio AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka criticized deficit hawks as being misguided and distracting from the jobs crisis and said that deficit reduction should be a shared sacrifice, vowing to fight Medicare and Social Security cuts. (4:12)
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius credited the Affordable Care Act, Congressional Democrats, and President Obama with improvements in healthcare services during a press conference Thursday, including ensuring the solvency of Medicare. (0:42)
During a press conference Thursday, Sen. Sherrod Brown (R-Ohio) charged that the Republican budget plan would hurt America’s seniors at the expense of the wealthy. (0:08)
Ryan budget, medicare, senator sherrod brown in Audio Senator Sheldon Whitehosue (D-RI) told reporters at a press conference Thursday that the proposed cuts to Medicare in Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget would harm seniors across the country. (0:16)
Senator Patrick Toomey (R-Pa.) said that Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget plan is the only plan he has seen that will save Medicare. (0:45)
Paul Ryan, budget, medicare, patrick toomey in Audio A a press conference Friday, Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) stood in firm opposition to the GOP budget proposal spearheaded by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), which Democrats claim eliminates Medicare and forces seniors into the private insurance market. (0:35)
Rep. John Larson, budget, medicare in Audio Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) explains that under health care reform’s Medicare Advantage, seniors will be seeing the same or better coverage at a lower cost. (0:33)
Healthcare reform, Maria Cantwell, medicare, seniors in Audio U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner discusses a new government report about the status of Medicare and Social Security.
