A former offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jon Runyan is a Republican Congressman representing New Jersey's 3rd district, which includes parts of Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties.
Says "if we do nothing and continue to let Obamacare siphon off that $700 billion dollars off the top of it, Medicare goes away in…
Says there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law]."
Says "as we sit right now, Medicare, if we do nothing, will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it."
The deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will "directly link a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever."