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Smart: Ryan to Campaign With 80-Year-Old Mom in Florida

LuvMyGrandkids Wrote: Aug 17, 2012 10:12 AM

How do you cut rate of growth in Medicare SPENDING without cutting payments to providers; thus, affecting services to seniors? A guaranteed benefit means NOTHING if there are not enough hospitals, physicians, etc. to provide the benefit. As a senior, I know Medicare must be REFORMED for the country's fiscal health--it cannot continue as is. I trust Romney and Ryan to do that.

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Smart: Ryan to Campaign With 80-Year-Old Mom in Florida

The Romney-Ryan ticket holds a small lead in Florida, according to two new polls. Hoping to shore up the Sunshine State, the Romney campaign is deploying Ryan to speak at a large retirement community, alongside his octogenerian mother:

How serious is the Romney campaign about seizing the offense in the Medicare battle? The campaign is dispatching Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, to a Florida retirement community this weekend. Ryan will headline a campaign event at 10 a.m. Saturday in The Villages, the sprawling retirement community frequented by GOP candidates, including...

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