Strickland marked Medicare’s 28th and 45th birthdays by supporting cuts to the program
Good Morning,
From his failed record as governor to his struggling campaign, Retread Ted Strickland has much to distract Ohio from.
Now, as Medicare turns 50, Strickland is hoping that Ohioans forget how he marked Medicare’s 28th and 45th birthdays: by supporting cuts to the program.
Governor Strickland will do and say anything to distract from his record. He has his work cut out for him.
**BACKGROUND
Strickland-Backed ObamaCare Cuts Medicare By $716 Billion**
Recent estimates have placed Obamacare’s cost at $1.8 trillion [per the CBO], and it is estimated to raise taxes by $1 trillion [per the CBO and the House Ways & Means Committee] and cut Medicare by $716 billion [per the CBO]. (Congressional Budget Office, Budget Projections, May 14, 2013; Washington Post, March 12, 2013; Congressional Budget Office, Letter to Speaker John Boehner, July 24, 2012)
Strickland voted for a Clinton budget bill that cut Medicare. Twice.
Vote #1 details: Spending Restraints: Save about $50 billion in Medicare reductions… trims benefits to farmers by $3 billion; reduces veterans benefits by $2.6 billion. (Newsday, May 28, 1993; HR 2264, Roll Call Vote 199, May 27, 1993, Overall vote: 219-213, Strickland vote: Yes, Portman vote: No)
Vote #2 details: One of the most controversial provisions in the bill would slow the growth of payments to Medicare providers – doctors, hospitals and laboratories – by $55.8 billion over the next five years… Medicare proponents said it might affect the quality of patient care. Similarly, outlays for the Medicaid program for the poor were reduced by $7.6 billion… a total of $3 billion less would be spent on a variety of agricultural programs; veterans’ programs would be trimmed by $2.6 billion. (Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1993; HR 2264, Roll Call Vote 406, August 5, 1993, Overall vote: 218-216, Strickland vote: Yes, Portman vote: No)