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And turn medicaid into a block grant program and cut the social safety net, or would you rather see a balanced approach that raises some revenue, lowers rates, broadens the base, and cuts spending more broadly and more sustainably? >> very well done. >> you agree medicare, not medicaid, but medicare is one of the major -- actually, both of them. >> its huge. we have to find ways to manage costs without violating the trust that weve built up over generations that this is a universal source of sec...

A number of people in congress including the republicans who say weve got to change the snap program. the republicans would like to turn it into a block grant program where each and every state governor could figure out how to dole out the food stamp money. >> and you said snap, supplemental nutritional assistance program so an 11% increase in one year. this is incredible. look how this has gone up. it shows how many people are in need. believe it or not, when it costs taxpayers $68 billion, dou...

Keep the government running. thats a separate fight from what paul ryan is about to basically start later today. republicans raising the stakes in this budget showdown. the budget committee chairman paul ryan is expected to unveil his proposal for the 2012 budget. thats next fiscal year, its called his plan for prosperity. here are some of the details, some of the highlights from that. well show you this on a full screen here. theyre talking about overhauling medicare. the plan would be converte...

Somebody with that kind of stature making an argument and the truth is more that republicans and fox news attacks kimmel, the more attention is paid to him and the more credibility he has. >> eugene, referee as you have done in your column this debate of jimmy kimmel and the president and the republican senate. >> well, you know, i dont think its much of a contest. i mean, you know, look. illness is an equal opportunity scourge. old age is an equal opportunity scourge. when you talk about cuttin...

Of jimmy kimmel and the president and the republican senate. >> well, you know, i dont think its much of a contest. i mean, you know, look. illness is an equal opportunity scourge. old age is an equal opportunity scourge. when you talk about cutting medicaid and making it a block grant program and absolutely right. this is a sort of a republican wet dream for eons. when you talk about doing that, and slashing the funding, youre funding the program that funds like two thirds of nursing home resid...

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Years. the plan would also convert medicaid, that is the health care program for the poor, into a federal block grant program. it would also convert medicare, that is the health care plan for seniors, into a premium payment program or voucher program and lower corporate tax rates to 25%. all of that coming from house budget committee chairman paul ryan later today. and meanwhile, if thats not enough for you, kiran, there is some talk about, yes, another continuing resolution. that also coming ou...