Claim: Democratic Sen. Harry Reid's reelection campaign on June 11 released an ad attacking GOP nominee Sharron Angle for wanting to "get rid of Medicare and Social Security" — a charge she called "nonsense" in a June 14 interview with Fox News commentator Sean Hannity. It's true that Angle has proposed phasing out Social Security and Medicare. The Reid campaign, however, cannot support its claim that her plan to replace government-run Social Security with privately managed investments "cuts benefits for everyone coming into the system."
Fact-check: Reid Attacks Angle on Social Security - FactCheck.org
Verdict: democratic sen. harry reid's reelection campaign on june 11 released an ad attacking gop nominee sharron angle for wanting to "get rid of medicare and social security" — a charge she called "nonsense" in a june 14 interview with fox news commentator sean hannity. it's true that angle has proposed phasing out social security and medicare. the reid campaign, however, cannot support its claim that her plan to replace government-run social security with privately managed investments "cuts benefits for everyone coming into the system."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
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Date published: 2010-06-18T13:40:24