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SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT GOP WAR ON SENIORS, MEDICARE PRIVATIZATION
United States Senator Charles E. Schumer ^ | 11/29/16 | United States Senator Charles E. Schumer

Posted on 11/29/2016 2:01:44 PM PST by mdittmar

Please See Sen. Schumer’s Remarks Following The Senate Democrats’ Luncheon Just a Few Moments Ago

“Well I was incredibly disappointed to see the President-elect nominate Congressman Price to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services this morning

“When it comes to issues like Medicare, the Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood, Congressman Price and the average American couldn’t be further apart

“Between this nomination of an avowed Medicare opponent to serve as HHS Secretary and Republicans here in Washington threatening to privatize Medicare, it’s clear that Republicans are plotting a war on seniors next year

“Every senior and every American should hear this loudly, and clearly: Democrats will not let them win that fight.

“After the 2004 elections, Republicans tried to take the rug out from under our seniors to privatize Social Security. After the 2016 elections, it seems they’re intent on trying the same trick on Medicare.

“Just as their efforts failed then, they will fail now.

“Democrats from blue states, purple states, and red states are going to link arm and arm to protect Medicare for our seniors, and ensure that Republicans don’t succeed in putting our seniors’ health care at risk

“As we have said many times, there will be issues where we can work with the President-elect and his party.

“Privatizing Medicare is not one of those issues.

“We are going to fight tooth and nail any attempt to privatize, voucherize, or any other “ize” you can think of when it comes to Medicare.

“To Republicans considering going down this path, my advice is simple: turn back.”


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 114th; dopeydems; schumer; trumpagenda
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To: mdittmar

“War on Seniors?”

Will the GOP still have time for their “War on women?” “War on blacks?” “War on gays?” “War on Latinos?” “War on working families?” “War on poor?” “War on etc., etc., etc., ..... ?”

The demos need to change their rhetoric. This BS is long past worn out. They have no solutions so all they can do is attack.


21 posted on 11/29/2016 2:17:57 PM PST by boycott (S)
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To: SaveFerris
HEY CHUCK SCHUMER - THE WAR ON SENIORS IS OBAMACARE

The war on seniors began with giving them an aspirin instead of a hip.

22 posted on 11/29/2016 2:18:09 PM PST by depressed in 06 (I'm going to have to come up with a new tag line.)
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To: mdittmar

Obamacare and Medicare are two very different things, as I believe Donald Trump understands.

Over years of work, I paid far more into Medicare than I’ll ever get back. But Obamacare goes to help illegal aliens and bums, while it taxes the hell out of the working classes. And it is driving the country broke.


23 posted on 11/29/2016 2:19:26 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: mdittmar

Chuck trying to be relevant!


24 posted on 11/29/2016 2:19:27 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: mdittmar

Same song, different day.


25 posted on 11/29/2016 2:19:38 PM PST by Daveinyork
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To: mdittmar

Hey Chucky...as a buddy of yours said ..Elections have consequences ....we won !


26 posted on 11/29/2016 2:20:08 PM PST by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: mdittmar

Good for you Schmuckie

End this evil GOP “war on seniors” and dont forget their evil “war on women” and all the other wars...


27 posted on 11/29/2016 2:20:29 PM PST by Mr. K
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To: boycott

Yepper!


28 posted on 11/29/2016 2:21:39 PM PST by Bogie
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To: mdittmar

Schumer...have a ball....you just keep sinking that Democrat Party of yours. You folks lost the election, big time.....across the board, throughout the entire country. The Republicans control the POTUS, the House, the Senate, the Governors, The Counties. You Obambot/Clinton deadbeats control zilch!! Get real....change your political party or fade into forever, political obscurity...
“LOSERS”!!! Luv it!!! Go DJT!!! Mid-Term election 2018 is going to be a massive losing year for the Democrat Party, unless you dump your progressive nutcases!!! End of story!!!


29 posted on 11/29/2016 2:22:39 PM PST by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: mdittmar

RATS are desperate. They’ve fallen back on their worn-out tactic of scaring old people. Watch for outraged letters from greedy geezers in your local paper. They’ve probably gotten the RAT e-mail saying Republicans want them to die. Ironic considering how much leftists hate old people.


30 posted on 11/29/2016 2:24:29 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: mdittmar

GOP War on _____________ (Fill in the blank with whatever they are calling it this week)...........


31 posted on 11/29/2016 2:25:02 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: A CA Guy

Savers are being punished to support speculators.


32 posted on 11/29/2016 2:25:11 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: mdittmar

Where was Chuck when Dingy Harry raided Medicare to pay for Obamacare?

Right, he wasn’t rushing then to protect seniors. Now he’s worried about them.

If only he had insisted Medicare not be touched in the first place, there wouldn’t be a problem.

What a putz.


33 posted on 11/29/2016 2:26:38 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Hugin

“When it comes to issues like Medicare, the Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood, Congressman Price and the average American couldn’t be further apart.............

The Dems were further apart from what Americans wanted. Remember, we had to pass it to find out what was in it. If Americans wanted it so badly why did Trump get elected. Americans are simply tired of the BS generated in DC without consideration for the unwashed masses.


34 posted on 11/29/2016 2:31:11 PM PST by YOMO
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To: goldstategop
I agree...a putz and a poltroon.
35 posted on 11/29/2016 2:32:14 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: Red Badger

He left out “mean-spirited”


36 posted on 11/29/2016 2:32:57 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: mdittmar

Congressman Price and the average American couldn’t be further apart....The average American just accomplished stomping this a’hole into the ground.. HOW DARE HE tell us what the American want? HOW DARE HE?


37 posted on 11/29/2016 2:34:23 PM PST by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: mdittmar

He’s full of crap, but Trump should not get sucked by Ryan into a battle over Medicare. That’s not what he campaigned on, and it won’t help him. If Ryan wants to do that, he should help Trump with his agenda in his first term, keep Congress and the White House in 2020, and then take a look at it. Ryan is a stupid, politically tone deaf person who should not really even be allowed in front of TV cameras any time soon.


38 posted on 11/29/2016 2:35:47 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: mdittmar

0bamacare cut $1/2 trillion from Medicare and the GOP has a “war on seniors?”


39 posted on 11/29/2016 2:43:16 PM PST by HenpeckedCon
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To: mdittmar

How about wetting your pants after Trump has revealed what his plans are, Chuckie.


40 posted on 11/29/2016 2:49:35 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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