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Medicare: Fact and fiction
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have a plan to end Medicare as we know it. They'd take our nation's promise to seniors and turn it into a voucher system that would raise seniors' health costs by thousands of dollars—all to pay for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. Ryan also proposed a plan, which Romney said he would sign, to privatize Medicare. That could cost seniors nearly $6,400 a year. With a plan like this, it's no wonder they're hiding behind bogus attacks on President Obama's record.
Read MorePresident Obama on the Romney-Ryan economic plan
''My opponent chose as his running mate the ideological leader of the Republicans in Congress. [Congressman Ryan] is a very articulate spokesperson for Governor Romney's vision. The problem is, it's the wrong vision for America. It's a vision I fundamentally disagree with.'' "My opponent chose as his running mate the ideological leader of the Republicans in Congress. [Congressman Ryan] is a very articulate spokesperson for Governor Romney's vision. The problem is, it's the wrong vision for America. It's a vision I fundamentally disagree with."
The end of the road
Four days, three states, one message: Mitt Romney and his new running mate, Paul Ryan, would throw the middle class under the bus. Four days, three states, one message: Mitt Romney and his new running mate, Paul Ryan, would throw the middle class under the bus.
Read MoreRomney Economics bus tour: Florida photos
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Protecting Medicare payments and helping preserve employee pensions
Democrats passed the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act to reduce the potential for Medicare fraud and help employer pensions suffering from the recession.
Creating greater health care competition and accountability
Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, providing consumers more choices and improved accountability.
Increasing access to higher education
Democrats passed the Recovery Act, which made targeted investments to increase college affordability and ensure greater access for more students.
