Lamb to McGovern: You are making seniors pay for Obamacare
Lamb Says Medicare Cuts Are Unacceptable
October 7, 2010 - Holliston, MA ...Today, Marty Lamb, Republican candidate for Congress in Massachusetts Third District, criticized Congressman James McGovern for saying Obamacare "is paid for." During an interview on April 1, 2010 with "On the Record," Congressman McGovern claimed Obamacare is "paid for" and it is going to "reduce the deficit."
"The incumbent is just plain wrong. His statement is just more proof that he will say or do anything to push his partisan agenda," said Lamb. "I don't think Medicare cuts for seniors are the way to pay this new government mandate."
After the bill was passed, the Congressional Budget Office reported that new health care law could potentially add another $115 billion over 10 years to government health care spending, pushing the 10 year cost of the overhaul about $1 trillion.
Factcheck.org stated the following:
"Obama has also said he has "identified two-thirds of those costs to be paid for by tax dollars that are already being spent right now." But "identified" is the operative word. These savings are estimates and whether around $650 billion can be saved remains to be seen. Most of the money would come from Medicare, but cuts in payments to insurers and practitioners aren't popular measures that move easily through Congress."
"Unfortunately, this bill robs Peter to pay Paul by cutting Medicare. Adding another trillion dollars in federal spending is not a sound decision for our country's fiscal well being," said Lamb.
Lamb fears that the new health care law will cost even more than $1 trillion.
"Here in Massachusetts we saw the predictions for costs grossly underestimated. Worse yet, health insurance costs skyrocketed for the small business community. We should not repeat these mistakes on a national basis," said Lamb.
The final version of the President's health care overhaul legislation contained $500 billion in cuts to Medicare.
- In a 3.20.10 Congressional Budget Office letter to Speaker Pelosi, the non-partisan office estimated that reconciliation package would result in $455 billion reduction in Medicare spending from 2010 to 2019.
- CNN.com's Political Ticker reported, "The reform plan includes cutting the costs of Medicare, the government-run health plan for seniors, by about $500 billion. "
- The Washington Post reported, "It would cut an additional $60 billion from Medicare, bringing total cuts to the program to more than $500 billion over the next 10 years.
"We can fix our health care system without jeopardizing coverage for our seniors. Unfortunately, Congressman McGovern sold out our seniors for partisan agenda," said Lamb.
Mr. Lamb graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in 1985 and received his Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College in 1982. He has an extensive background in real estate law, formerly with Adelson, Golden & Loria, P.C., Edward A. Sokoloff & Associates, and Lamb & Shaffer, P.C. and is currently with Lamb and Browne, P.C. He is a member of the Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts. An active participant in community affairs, Mr. Lamb sits on the Board of Directors of New England Region of United Synagogue and is a past president of Temple Beth Torah in Holliston. He has also served on the Holliston Elementary School Council and the Campaign for Holliston Schools. He resides in Holliston with Peri, his wife of 20 years, and his two teenage daughters, Elissa and Simma.
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