5 Pictures That Tell The History Of Medicare On Its 48th Birthday

• Democrats might love ObamaCare, but seniors don’t. The president’s health care takeover cut more than $700 billion from Medicare – a fact that President Obama and Nancy Pelosi themselves originally touted.

• House Republicans have passed a balanced budget that preserves and protects Medicare while repealing ObamaCare. Not one House Democrat supported that balanced approach.

• By continuing to defend ObamaCare and support its implementation, Democrats are waging a War on Seniors. It’s no wonder seniors voted for Republicans in the 2012 election.

July 30, 1965: President Johnson signs Medicare into law

March 23, 2010: President Obama guts Medicare to pay for ObamaCare

November 6, 2012: Republicans win seniors

March 21, 2013: House Republicans pass a balanced budget that preserves and protects Medicare

May 16, 2013: Democrats vote to keep ObamaCare and its Medicare cuts in place

Obamacare Cut Medicare By $716 Billion. (Congressional Budget Office, 7/24/12)

48 Years Ago Today, President Johnson Signed Medicare Into Law. (Andrew Glass, “President Johnson signs Medicare bill on July 30, 1965,” Politico, 7/30/2007)

In March 2010, President Obama Signed Obamacare Into Law, Gutting Medicare By $716 Billion. (WhiteHouse.gov, 3/23/2010) (Congressional Budget Office, 7/24/12)

Republicans Won Senior Voters In 2012. (Neil King Jr., “Vote Data Show Changing Nation,” Wall Street Journal, 11/8/2012)

House Republicans Voted For A Balanced Budget In 2013. (H.Con.Res. 25, Roll Call #88, 3/21/2013)

House Democrats Oppose Fully Repealing Obamacare And The $716 Billion In Cuts To Medicare. (H.R.45, Roll Call #154, 5/16/2013)