Claim: Rep. Paul Ryan revises history when he says his Medicare plan is "in keeping with the Bill Clinton bipartisan committee" proposal in 1999. Contrary to the impression left by Ryan, the commission's final report failed largely along partisan lines. Clinton opposed it, and all four of his appointees voted against it. It's true, though, that both proposals recommended providing a government subsidy for seniors to buy insurance — that's one of the issues that caused the plan to fail to win final approval.
Fact-check: Ryan Revises History on Medicare Reform - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rep. paul ryan revises history when he says his medicare plan is "in keeping with the bill clinton bipartisan committee" proposal in 1999. contrary to the impression left by ryan, the commission's final report failed largely along partisan lines. clinton opposed it, and all four of his appointees voted against it. it's true, though, that both proposals recommended providing a government subsidy for seniors to buy insurance — that's one of the issues that caused the plan to fail to win final approval.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-05-23T23:29:26