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>> i think that republicans have got to get a little bit more nerve to get behind paul ryan. no doubt, lawrence. i agree with you on that. we've been pretty mute, moot on what he's proposing. his road map is a courageous first step. and i think the republican party needs to get strong and get behind these reforms for social security and medicare. >> congressman paul brown, a tea party republican from georgia, did not attend tonight's speech and instead he sent out this tweet. mr. president, you don't believe in the constitution. you believe in socialism. now, paul ryan said that it is the gove...

>> that's exactly right. the phrase that paul ryan said that caught my attention was that people in and near retirement will be protected. >> right. protected. yes. >> well, also that in or near retirement. that means people not near retirement will not be protected. and he was kind of glossing over that. that is a huge, huge des confirmation of medicare and social security that he is proposing and you called it correctly. this is really important to put our finger on. common ground is not always a good thing. when that is paul ryan's position, we don't want common ground with him. this is whe...

But you talk about socialism, lawrence, i mean, my god. the debt and the deficit that this president has run up the last two years, if we don't change this course again, we're putting a debt on our kids and our grand kids that is unacceptable. paul ryan is taking a very courageous step in starting us down the road to addressing that problem. >> congressman joe walsh, thank you very much for joining us tonight. i think you can expect whatever procedural help you need from democrats to get paul ryan's plan to repeal and replace social security and medicare to come to a vote in the house. >> than...

Proposal on the long-term financing of social security and medicare which in effect abolishes the program of social security for people under 55 as we know it and medicare and turns it into a voucher program? did that kind of radical change in social security and medicare, something you think most republicans can vote for? >> i think we have to do something. i've always believed that we could provide some investment alternatives. now, it can't be speculative things where people's money can be invested in something that doesn't have a return or is a solid investment but we can do a better job. ...

Bill clinton cut medicare when the democrats controlled the congress. he then cut medicare even more when newt gingrich took over control of the congress. president obama is now studying bill clinton's presidency, the six years of it, that was -- that went under republican control of the congress. that's got to have you pretty concerned on the medicare front. >> it's a huge concern. and if president obama continues to march in the direction of making medicare cuts he will have a lot of very angry, progressive voters and independent voters not to mention republican seniors who happen to be on m...