Republicans clarify: We’re on the same page on Medicare and everything must be on the table except increasing taxes!
By JAKE SHERMAN | 5/6/11 5:43 PM EDT
House Republicans sought to clarify a week of disparate messaging on Medicare in a Friday evening press release, announcing they are on the same page and committed to reworking entitlement programs as part of the bill to raise the debt ceiling.
Top lawmakers in the House said in the statement that “everything must be on the table except increasing taxes.”
Top lawmakers in the House said in the statement that “everything must be on the table except increasing taxes.”
The unified statement is in sharp contrast to the conflicting Republican statements that emerged this week on whether reforming Medicare will be part of debt ceiling talks, or a long-term goal.
“We are committed to our budget and to making the reforms necessary to grow our economy and create jobs, preserve and strengthen Medicare, and put our nation on a path to pay down the debt,” the statement reads, adding that “this has been and remains the Republican position.”
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