GOP LIE: REPUBLICAN BUDGET DOESN’T HURT CURRENT SENIORS
On C-SPAN’s Newsmakers, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-32) not only claimed that the House Republican Medicare plan benefits seniors, but that “no one that is today 55-years or above would have any changes to Medicare.”
In reality, the Republican budget would reopen the prescription drug donut hole for existing seniors, costing the four million seniors who fall into the coverage gap $2.2 billion next year alone. Ryan’s budget would also cut funding for the nearly 1 million long-term care patients currently relying on Medicaid. The National Journal wrote “Republicans say their Medicare plan wouldn’t affect anybody near retirement age. But it would.”
FACT CHECK
Republican Plan Would Affect Current Seniors. “Republicans say their Medicare plan wouldn’t affect anybody near retirement age. But it would. Republicans are convinced that burnishing the public’s view of their unpopular proposal to overhaul Medicare depends on assuring today’s seniors that they won’t be affected […] There’s only one problem with the strategy: It’s not true. The policies in the House GOP budget, if enacted, would begin affecting millions of seniors almost immediately by increasing their costs for prescription drugs and probably long-term care. Further, Medicare costs could rise over time if healthier seniors choose to abandon the traditional benefit program.” [National Journal, 6/2/11]
The Republican Budget Will Force Nearly Four Million Seniors To Pay An Additional $2.2 Billion For Prescription Drugs Next Year Alone. [DPCC, 4/21/11; Associated Plan, 4/6/11]
Wall Street Journal: The House Republican Budget for 2012 Would “Essentially End Medicare.” [Wall Street Journal, 4/4/11]
CBO: Elderly People Would Pay More for Health Care Under the Republican Plan [CBO, 4/5/11]
Republican Budget Would Almost Double Healthcare Costs For Seniors [Los Angeles Times, 4/7/11]
FactCheck.Org: Ryan Plan Would Reinstate “Doughnut Hole. [Factcheck.org, 5/6/11]
For the entire article: http://dccc.org/newsroom/entry/fact_check_pete_sessions_falsely_claims_republican_budget_doesnt_hurt_curre/
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GOP LIE: REPUBLICANS HAVE A “JOB CREATORS AGENDA”
On Fox News Sunday this morning, Republican Leader Eric Cantor (VA-07) claimed Republicans have a “job creators agenda” but he was unable to cite independent analysis which shows his plan would create jobs when repeatedly challenged by host Chris Wallace.
In reality, after 284 days of this Congress, Cantor and House Republicans have failed to create a single job. In fact, they voted for budgets that would cost nearly 2.5 million American jobs and voted against 10 Democratic efforts to create them. Republicans now oppose the American Jobs Act which former John McCain economic advisor Mark Zandi said would create 1.9 million jobs and Republicans have suggested proposals that economists say will have “little immediate effect” on the economy or “won’t mean much” for the job market. Just this week, House Republicans opposed cracking down on unfair Chinese currency manipulations that analysts said would have immediately created 1.63 million new American jobs by leveling the playing field for American businesses.
FACT CHECK
House Republicans Voted for A Budget that Would Lead To 1.7 Million Fewer Jobs. On April 15, 2011, House Republicans voted for budget prepared by Paul Ryan. According the Mark Zandi of Moody’s, a former economist for the McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign, the Ryan approach would result in 1.7 million fewer jobs, including 900,000 next year, than is the case under the president’s proposal. [H Con Res 34, Vote #277, 4/15/11; Moody's Analytics, 4/14/11]
House Republicans Supported “Cut, Cap, and Balance,” Which Would Cost Americans 700,000 Jobs. House Republicans Supported “Cut, Cap, and Balance,” Which Would Cost Americans 700,000 Jobs [HR 2560,
Vote #606, 7/19/11; HR 2560,
7/19/11; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,
7/16/11; Scripps Howard News Service Editorial,
7/5/11]
House Republicans Voted Against the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.
[HR 3078,
Vote #780, 10/12/11; CQ Floor Votes; HR 3078, Motion to Recommit, 10/12/11]
Revaluing Currency Could Create 1.63 Million American Jobs. “If only China revalued by 28.5%, the growth in U.S. GDP would support 1,631,000 U.S. jobs.” [EPI, 6/17/11]
House Republicans voted 10 times against Democratic efforts to create jobs. [Democratic Leaders Press Office, 7/22/11]
Republicans Have Not Produced Any Alternative Jobs Bills. [New York Times,
10/6/11]
Mark Zandi: Republican Proposals, Like Rolling Back Regulations, Will Not Create Jobs in the Next Year. [New York Times, 10/6/11]
Joel Prakken: Republican Proposals, Like Rolling Back Regulations, Will Have “Little Immediate Effect” on the Economy. [New York Times, 10/6/11]
For the the entire article: http://dccc.org/newsroom/entry/fact_check_eric_cantor_falsely_claims_republicans_have_a_job_creators_agend/
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