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U.S. Representative John Boehner
Solving Our
Spending Problem is the Key to Saving Medicare
This time of year, many seniors in our area have questions about
Medicare, as Medicare Open Enrollment is from now until December
7. That’s why my office stands ready to assist any constituents
who may have questions about the Medicare Open Enrollment period or are
experiencing issues with receiving benefits. For more information
about services available to seniors in Ohio’s Eighth Congressional
District, please call (937) 339-1524 or visit our “Services for
Seniors” webpage at boehner.house.gov.
Perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions I hear is: “Will
Medicare be available for me and my children?”
Today, Medicare and Social Security are still scheduled to go bankrupt
and the national debt stands at $17.8 trillion, an increase of $7.2
trillion under President Obama – who has yet to propose a credible plan
to balance the budget, despite admitting in 2011 that “all this rising
debt will cost us jobs and damage our economy.”
To address this, my colleagues and I in the House have passed a
balanced budget that protects and strengthens Medicare for current and
future generations. Meanwhile, President Obama now actually
denies there is a problem, going so far as to brag about cutting the
annual budget deficit – which is still bigger than any year before he
took office. It amazes me when I hear the president bragging
about cutting the deficit, especially considering that he has opposed
and denounced nearly every responsible attempt to address the drivers
of the government’s exploding debt: autopilot spending on programs such
as Medicare and Social Security.
As I’ve long said, solving our spending problem is the key step we must
take in order to have any shot at saving Medicare and Social
Security. Our spending problem is bad for our economy, and it’s
stealing from our kids and our grandkids – robbing them of benefits
they’ll never see and leaving them with burdens that are nearly
impossible to repay. Earlier this year, we passed three
pro-growth budget reform bills and a balanced budget that would help
save programs like Medicare, stop spending money our country doesn’t
have, root out waste, and begin to pay down our debt. And we’re
not backing down – I’ve made this one of our top priorities in the
People’s House.
While President Obama may be fine with the current status quo, I refuse
to accept it. My five points for resetting America’s economic
foundation includes saving programs like Medicare and Social Security
from bankruptcy – not denying the problem. These programs are
crucial to thousands of Ohioans and tens of millions of Americans, and
they need to be fixed and put on a sustainable path.
As I continue my work to protect and strengthen Medicare, I want to
hear from you. Please visit boehner.house.gov to send me an
e-mail or call (937) 339-1524 to share your thoughts on this or any
other issue you may be facing. I look forward to hearing from you.
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