#IWANTREPEAL: Majority of Americans Think Medicare is “Very Important” Issue, But Dems Cut It Anyway

August 17, 2012

FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Ron Barber (AZ-08), John Barrow (GA-12), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Bruce Braley (IA-01), Ben Chandler (KY-06), David Cicilline (RI-01), Mark Critz (PA-12), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Jim Himes (CT-04), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Kathy Hochul (NY-27), Rush Holt (NJ-12), Steve Israel (NY-03), Larry Kissell (NC-08), Bill Keating (MA-09), Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Loebsack (IA-02), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04), Mike Michaud (ME-02), Bill Owens (NY-21), Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Collin Peterson (MN-07), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Nick Rahall (WV-03), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Betty Sutton (OH-16), John Tierney (MA-06), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Niki Tsongas (MA-03), Tim Walz (MN-01), John Yarmuth (KY-03)

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August 17, 2012	(202) 479-70

Majority of Americans Think Medicare is “Very Important” Issue, But Critz Cut It Anyway

Pennsylvania Dem Took Over $700 Billion from Medicare to Pay for ObamaCare

WASHINGTON — In a recent poll, an overwhelming majority of Americans – 73 percent – said Medicare is ‘very important’ or ‘extremely important’ when they are choosing who to vote for. This isn’t welcomed news for Mark Critz, who voted to gut Medicare for current and future seniors to fund his big-government takeover of healthcare.

“Mark Critz has already proven his unwillingness to protect Medicare for current seniors, so Pennsylvania seniors aren’t going to protect him,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “This poll is further proof that Critz’s choice to cut over $700 billion from Medicare for current seniors was the breaking point for many Pennsylvania families and seniors.”

Washington Democrats’ massive Medicare cuts have put them in a unpopular position:

“The nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation said on Thursday that 73 percent of respondents polled in the days around the announcement described Medicare as ‘very important’ or ‘extremely important’ to their votes.” (David Morgan, “U.S. voters see Medicare as a top election issue: poll,” Reuters, 8/16/2012)

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