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Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on October 31, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "says he’ll do away with Medicare."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 2, 2012
C.W. Bill Young
C.W. Bill Young
stated on October 17, 2012 a TV commercial
Says he "opposed $716 billion cut to Medicare."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 30, 2012
Jessica Ehrlich
Jessica Ehrlich
stated on October 8, 2012 a TV commercial
Says Bill Young "voted twice for the Ryan budget that ends the current Medicare system."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 30, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 19, 2012 an election flier
"President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 19, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 a debate in Denver
Romney’s Medicare plan was estimated to "cost the average senior about $6,000 a year."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 a presidential debate
"On Medicare for current retirees, he's cutting $716 billion from the program."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • October 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 12, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2012
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on September 4, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
"Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits what's covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2012
Michael Riley
Michael Riley
stated on August 16, 2012 a post on Riley’s Facebook campaign page
"President Obama is attacking Paul Ryan on Medicare even though it is his administration with the help of Jim Langevin who cut $716 billion from Medicare."
Half-True
By Tom Mooney • August 29, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 18, 2012 a campaign stop at The Villages
The Romney-Ryan plan for Medicare "does not affect" benefits for anyone 55 or older.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 a campaign commercial
Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "could raise future retirees’ costs more than $6,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 15, 2012 an interview
"Under the president's plan, he cuts Medicare by $716 billion, takes that money out of the Medicare trust fund and uses it to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 7, 2012 a speech
Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 28, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on March 11, 2012 a TV news show.
"We have $60 billion in 2010 in Medicare fraud."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • March 20, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 22, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.
"When I was born, less than 10 percent of the federal budget was entitlement spending. It's now 60 percent of the budget."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2012
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on January 17, 2012 a radio show
Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors.
Half-True
By Janie Har • January 21, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on December 8, 2011 a letter
Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 6, 2012
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011
"Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 14, 2011
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on August 29, 2011 a statement on the state Democratic website.
Says Jon Huntsman supports changes in Medicare that would deny guaranteed benefits to 980,000 New Hampshire residents.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2011
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