House Republicans shelve Ryan proposal to turn Medicare into voucher program

Poor Paul Ryan must be crying in his Wheaties over this…. House Republicans signaled on Thursday that they were backing away for now from the centerpiece of their budget plan — a proposal to overhaul Medicare — underscoring the political risks of addressing the nation’s long-term fiscal problem. The debt-ceiling…

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Republican lawmaker: no tax cuts for middle class unless wealthy get big tax cuts

Yep, Republicans in Washington D.C. really really care about helping the middle class… The incoming Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said the GOP will block any proposal that extends tax cuts for the middle class for a longer period than those for the wealthy. Blocking an…

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