Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Paul Ryan, Republicans On Defense Over Medicare Plan Following New York Special Election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Wednesday rushed to defend their drive to cut government health spending amid signs it may spur a backlash from voters and weaken their hand in talks to tame the national debt.

As Democrats celebrated a surprise victory in a contest to fill an open congressional seat in New York, Republican Representative Paul Ryan said they had mischaracterized his plan to scale back the Medicare health program for future retirees in order to win votes.


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