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Hochul calls on opponents to renounce House GOP plan for Medicare

By Howard B. Owens

Press release from the campaign office of Kathy Hochul:

Congresswoman Kathy Hochul today called on her opponents – Republican Chris Collins and Tea Party candidate David Bellavia – to join her in rejecting Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) 2013 budget proposal. Like last year, the budget would end Medicare as we know it by increasing out-of-pocket expenses for seniors by thousands of dollars, while simultaneously giving $150,000 in tax breaks to multi-millionaires.

“Over the last 10 months, I have made cutting federal spending and putting our fiscal house in order one of my top priorities,” Congresswoman Hochul said. “However, just as it did last year, the 2013 House Republican budget aims to pay our nation’s bills on the backs of our seniors, while at the same time giving massive tax breaks to multi-millionaires and billionaires.

“Representative Ryan’s plan also makes across the board cuts in medical research, high-tech research, and education – making it more difficult for businesses to innovate, create jobs, and compete in the global market. Instead of investing in the American economy, the House budget gives taxpayer giveaways to the nation’s wealthiest, Big Oil, and companies who want to ship American jobs overseas.

“Western New Yorkers want a Representative in Congress who will cut our nation’s spending the right way. That is why I supported a bi-partisan proposal to cut the deficit by more than $2 trillion, as well as the bi-partisan Balanced Budget Amendment, which would require Congress to manage its finances in the same way Western New York families do every day.

“Congress is scheduled to vote on this proposal this week, and I urge Mr. Collins and Mr. Bellavia to join me in rejecting this budget, which will decimate Medicare. The voters of the 27th District deserve to know where the candidates stand."

Peter O'Brien

Hochul,

Your class warfare will not work on me. Nice try though. Quit trying to separate your constituents based on age and income. Big Oil is just a term used to describe people who make a dime for every dollar they spend. That's not going to fly either. If you want respect, quit trying to communicate with defeatocrat sound bites.

Mar 29, 2012, 7:01am Permalink
Mark Brudz

HOCHUL is way off

The ONLY people that proposed and DID cut medicare were the DEMOCRTAS under OBMA CARE by $500Mil

Ryan's bill leaves Medicare alone for people 55 and over, and then allows those under to invest in the same plans as congress based on income and need, including just keeping Medicare

For all of you that say Hockul is independent thsi is a perfect example of her towing the company line for the DNC and misrepresenting the actual proposal. I would listen to Paul Ryan over 99% of all politicians from either party. The more that I have read his bill, the more that I like it.

Mar 30, 2012, 3:48pm Permalink

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