Romney Says Obama ‘Robbed Medicare’ for Health Overhaul Cost
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President Barack Obama “robbed” Medicare to pay for the health-care legislation he pushed through Congress in 2010, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says in an interview to be broadcast tonight.
Romney made the claim when asked on the CBS program “60 Minutes” about the political risk of picking Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, has led efforts to revamp Medicare, the government health-insurance program for the elderly.