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Quotes of the week
I am the only Wisconsin Senator who won’t put Medicare on the chopping block and the only one who voted to lower prescription drug costs for seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices for you.
-U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in a tweet echoing criticism by fellow Dems after U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, voiced support for making Medicare into a discretionary spending program to be reviewed by Congress on an annual basis.
Democrats may have broken a record for the number of lies told about me in one day. I want to save Social Security, Medicare and Veterans benefits. The greatest threat to these programs is the massive, out-of-control deficit spending enacted by Biden and Dems in congress.
-Johnson in a tweet responding to criticism of his position. Johnson has also floated the idea of making Social Security part of discretionary spending.
This week’s news
— U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin after the Senate moved ahead on a measure to continue funding the government blasted U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for his vote against the continuing resolution.
The Madison Dem a day after a 72-23 procedural vote on the 10-week funding bill in a speech at the Senate Democratic Leaders press briefing slammed the Oshkosh Republican for his “no” vote. The continuing resolution would prevent an...
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