"I don't care about that," Ryan told ABC News in an interview Wednesday. He said Republicans should fight for a House-approved Medicare voucher plan as part of negotiations on raising the federal budget debt ceiling. Democrats say Ryan's plan -- which would go into effect in 2021 and not affect anyone now more than age 55 -- will cost the GOP dearly in the 2012 elections.
"Now is not that time to be worried about political careers," Ryan said on "Subway Series with Jonathan Karl." "Sincerely, I will be fine if I lose my house seat because you know what? I will know I did what I thought was right to save the country from fiscal ruin."
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