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DesJarlais Disgust

New Budget, Old Tricks: Congressman DesJarlais’s Tea Party Budget Ends Medicare Guarantee, Protects Millionaires Instead

On March 12, 2013 By

Congressman Scott DesJarlais and his Tea Party Republicans are up to their same old tricks, releasing a new Ryan budget today that ends the Medicare guarantee, raising costs for seniors, while protecting tax breaks for millionaires and Big Oil companies. Congressman DesJarlais supported this radical Tea Party budget in the past and now is [...]

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Republican Politicians Target Medicare — Again

On February 19, 2013 By

There they go again. The Republicans who control the state legislature once again introduced a measure that could end Medicare as we know it for more than 800,000 Tennessee seniors and threaten their benefits at current funding levels.

During a state House committee meeting today, Rep. Mark Pody, who is sponsoring the Health Care Compact [...]

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Rep. Blackburn says government shutdown a ‘good thing’ to get benefit cuts

On January 14, 2013 By

After decades of paying into Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, these services have provided millions of Tennesseans with security in bad times and dignity in old age. Regardless of these programs successful track record, Republicans are chomping at the bit to cut these essential services and balance our nation’s budget on the backs of our [...]

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Rep. Andy Holt Embraces Plan to End Medicare

On August 20, 2012 By

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August 20, 2012

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Rep. Andy Holt Embraces Plan to End Medicare

Holt’s Health Care Compact Bill Would End Medicare’s Guaranteed Benefit for Tenn. Seniors

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan aren’t the only politicians with a plan to end Medicare as we know it. Earlier this year, Rep. [...]

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Democrats Slam State GOP’s Fundraiser with Mitch Daniels

On July 13, 2011 By

TNDP Chair: Daniels’ record an ‘excellent blueprint’ for harming schools, working class

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester issued the following statement criticizing Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ visit to Tennessee to participate in a state GOP fundraiser to be held later this week:

Tennessee Republicans have a surplus of [...]

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While Campaigning Against U.S. Spending, Fincher Took Another $88K in Federal Farm Subsidies

On June 30, 2011 By

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Records show Rep. Stephen Fincher raked in another $88,000 in crop payments from the federal government in 2010 — at the same time he was campaigning against government spending.

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GOP Overreach

On June 22, 2011 By

It’s crystal clear that Tennesseans have soundly rejected the extremist GOP agenda rammed through the state legislature this year.

A new, statewide Vanderbilt University poll found that support for the Republican-led state legislature has “plummeted 20 percentage points since January.”

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FACT CHECK: Scott DesJarlais Falsely Claims the House Republican Budget Won’t Hurt Current Seniors

On June 14, 2011 By

Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) misled his constituents in a recent op-ed about his vote to end Medicare. DesJarlais falsely claimed that the House Republican budget would “allow us to keep Medicare as it is for people, ages 55 and older” and Medicare would become “the same sort of plan that [he has] as a Member [...]

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Representative Fincher’s Republican Leadership Tries to End Social Security

On June 8, 2011 By

House Republican Leaders, including Congressman Pete Sessions, the man responsible for getting Representative Steve Fincher (TN-08) re-elected, introduced legislation to end Social Security as we know it – starting immediately.  Fincher already voted for the controversial Republican plan to end Medicare, while protecting subsidies for Big Oil and tax breaks for millionaires, and increasing the [...]

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‘If China Calls, Let it Go to Voicemail’

On June 6, 2011 By

“Congress has rejected raising the debt ceiling, so if China calls, let it go to voicemail.” – Stephen Colbert

“odd political theater” “just for show”

 

U.S. Reps. Phil Roe, Jimmy Duncan, Chuck Fleischmann, Scott Desjarlias, Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn and Stephen Fincher all voted for a budget that raises America’s [...]

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