Cassidy Slams Obama Budget, Medicare Cuts

Statement

Today, Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released the following statement on President Obama's budget for Fiscal Year 2014:

"The President's budget increases taxes by $580 billion while spending over $800 million dollars to implement the already budget-busting policies of Obamacare. Additionally, the budget does nothing to save Medicare," said Congressman Cassidy. "It cuts over 300 billion dollars from Medicare providers and 50 billion dollars from seniors. If the President embraced market-based reforms which encourage competition within Medicare, we would save billions of dollars and preserve Medicare services for current and future seniors.

Cassidy continued, "We need a budget which balances and also saves Medicare and Medicaid. We also need a budget which creates jobs through tax reform and expanding energy exploration. These are the principles we must fight for on Capitol Hill."

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