Claim: Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal cuts "nothing" from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and "in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt."
Fact-check: Former Reagan budget director says Ryan's plan saves debt reduction for later
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Angie Drobnic Holan
Date published: 2011-05-04T00:00:00