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Benefits are going to get cut the first. theyre going to be hurt the worst under a debt crisis. were saying, if we fix this now, we can keep the current promise to current seniors and people ten years away from retirement. >> so what hes now saying on the campaign trail with mitt romney is that president obama will scare seniors about what they want to do about medicare, here is now a duo finally saying, lets solve the problem before change is forced upon the people who need these programs most....

on this years summer games. and no men allowed. saudi arabias ambitious new plan to separate the sexes, a first of its kind city exclusively for women by women and of women. "newsroom" begins right now. good morning and thanks for joining us, everyone, im deborah feyerick in for carol ko costello. the wisconsin congressman hits the campaign trail on his n. he is set to visit the iowa state fair today. meanwhile, mitt romney will continue on his bus tour. the gop candidate is in flo...

it was eight days, nine days ago we were discussing paul ryan, the article in "the new yorker" called fuss budget. did you know then he was actually on the fast track to be a pick for the vp? >> no, we barely talked about it in my interview. the reason i wrote the piece, i wanted to think about what is romney going so do if he wins. if you want to understand what republicans will do if they gain the white house, paul ryan is the guy to understand. it was his policy agenda that you knew...

Traditional medicare which is a safety net through which we have said for more are than 50 years we are not going to let seniors fall through. barack obama thinks that is unacceptable. mitt romney has fully embraced it. >> you said in the past people could be excluded for preexisting conditions, do you still hold to that. >> he repealed the affordable care act which means that, yes, we would return to the days when insurance companies to deny people. >> but not senior citizens because you said t...

Seniors in a situation there is no safety net and we will not let them fall through. mitt romney fully imbraced it. >> you said people could be excluded under the conditions. do you hold to that? >> under ryan. he repealed the affordable care act. yes, we would return to the days they could deny people. >> the ryan plan said that senior citizens could not be excluded from medicare. >> but paul ryans plann whether the first or second it shredds the safety net for seniors and turns medicare in a v...

Rather than mean in is because the affordable care act added 8 years of solvency to the medicare program. we need to continue to shore up medicare so that my generation and paul ryans generation actually have an opportunity to have that safety net in place. what we dont need to do and that mitt romney has fully embraced by choosing paul ryan as his running mate is to shred that safety net and tell seniors you no longer have a guaranteeor healthcare. we will give you a voucher and then make you p...

>> eight years is not a real -- >> but the question -- but -- >> eight years -- >> theres no doubt david that weve got to do more. but the question is are you going to do it in a way that preserves the program and the basic integrity of the program and the access to care that seniors need, or are you going to turn it into a voucher program with ever-decreasing value of the vouchers relative to health care costs, and throw seniors on to the tender mercies of the private insurance market? the ques...

The reasonn we have 12 yearrs inted of nine it add insolvencey to the medicare program. we need to shore up medicare so that my genneration and paul ryans generation have that safety net in place and that mitt romney fully embraced by choosing paul ryan as running mate is shredding that safety net and tellingors you dont have a guarantee and well give you a voucher and make you pay $6300 more in premiums in order to pay for the health care and leaf you with a gap between what the vouchers and th...

>> lets focus in on medicare because you said end medicare as we know it. if it goes along the path it is on now it will end itself. and you heard john mccain say the trustees report says thatle be he in 12 years. lar reports of nine years and now extended out to 12. there need to be changes made and the changes that senator -- sorry that congressman ryan in conjunction with ron widen have been making mirror very much the provisions in the affordable care act for lower income people. how can you...

budget committee. democrat iic congressman chris n holl hollen. and then re-opening the search with david axelrod and ed gillespie on why his candidate gambled on a wonk who is wanting to overhaul medicare. and then risk/reward with jessica yellen. im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." no surprise, president obamas campaign and other democrats are wasting no time attacking the new romney/ryan presidential ticket. descriptions weve heard thrown around so far, wrong, harsh ...