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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."  
Half-True
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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