Obama: GOP 'Willing To Walk Away From The Needs Of Our Doctors And Our Seniors'
In this weekend's YouTube address, President Obama discussed the potential pay cut for Medicare doctors, which requires Congressional action to prevent it from happening. In his address, Obama targeted Senate Republicans for threatening to filibuster a vote.
"Since 2003, Congress has acted to prevent these pay cuts from going into effect. These votes were largely bipartisan, and they succeeded when Democrats ran Congress and when Republicans ran Congress - which was most of the time," said Obama. "This year, a majority of Congress is willing to prevent a pay cut of 21% -- a pay cut that would undoubtedly force some doctors to stop seeing Medicare patients altogether. But this time, some Senate Republicans may even block a vote on this issue. After years of voting to defer these cuts, the other party is now willing to walk away from the needs of our doctors and our seniors."
Boehner: Log On To Our Website And Tell Congress How To Cut Spending
In this weekend's Republican address, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) promoted the House Republicans' "America Speaking Out" website, playing up the issue of spending cuts.
"Too many in Washington forget that we work for the people, not the other way around. Taxpayers are just fed up, and they want us to stop spending their hard-earned money," said Boehner. "That's why, through the America Speaking Out project, Republicans are providing Americans with a megaphone to make their voices heard and help build a better, more responsive government. If you have an idea to cut wasteful Washington spending, log on to AmericaSpeakingOut.com right now and start a discussion about it."
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