DSCC: New DSCC Ad: Rep. Bill Cassidy’s Record of Putting Millionaires Over Medicare is Wrong for Louisiana Seniors
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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is launching a new ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6_X-enlvP8&feature=youtu.be) today in
To watch "Record," click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6_X-enlvP8&feature=youtu.be
"Congressman
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"RECORD" DOCUMENTATION
AUDIO: Does Louisiana really need a Senator who gives tax breaks to millionaires and the wealthiest
TEXT: Sources: Vote 177, 4/10/14; Vote 88, 3/21/13; Vote 151, 3/29/12; Vote 277,
CASSIDY VOTED TO GIVE TAX BREAKS TO THE WEALTHY
* Citizens For Tax Justice: Ryan FY 2015 Budget Would Give Millionaires An Average Tax Cut Of At Least
* Ryan FY 2015 Budget Cut Top Personal And Corporate Income Tax Rates To 25%. In
* House GOP Budget Would Dramatically Reduce Taxes for Top Earners From 39.6 Percent to 25 Percent. As reported by
* Tax Policy Center: GOP Budget Increases After-Tax Income for Millionaires by 20 Percent. As reported by the
* House Republican Budget Would Give People Making Over
* GOP Budget Gave "Huge Benefits" to the Wealthy. According to an analysis by the Tax Policy Center, the House Republican budget "budget plan would result in huge benefits for high-income people and very modest--or no-- benefits for low income working households." [Tax Policy Center, 3/23/12]
* Ryan Plan Would Give Millionaires Tax Cuts Of
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* 2011 Ryan Plan Would Make Permanent Bush Tax Cuts For Millionaires And "Advances A Series Of Additional Tax Cuts That Would Primarily Benefit High-Income Households." In
They wrote: "The tax proposals in the budget that the House approved on
* 2011 Ryan Plan Would "Permanently Lock In All Of The Bush Tax Cuts, Which Flow Disproportionately To High-Income People." In
It also would make permanent the relief from the AMT that now is regularly extended every year or two." [
AND EVEN VOTED AGAINST ENSURING THAT MILLIONAIRES PAID THE SAME TAX RATE AS MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES
Cassidy Voted to Block Buffett Rule, Protected Tax Breaks for Nation's Richest Households. As reported by
* Buffett Rule Would "Make Sure That Rich Americans Pay Taxes At At Least The Same Rate As Middle Class Earners." In
Now, the so-called 'Buffet Rule' is back -- Obama has been pushing his proposal on the campaign trail this week, and a bill going before the
* Buffett Rule Would Designate That Millionaires Had To Pay At Least 30% Effective Tax Rate. In
* About A Quarter Of All U.S. Millionaires Paid A Lower Tax Rate Than Most Middle-Class Taxpayers. In
AUDIO: while cutting funding for veterans' housing and health care? That's Congressman
TEXT: Congressman
Sources: Vote 147, 2/19/11; Vote 31,
CASSIDY VOTED AGAINST HOUSING RELIEF FOR VETERANS
* Bill Would Cut Vouchers to
CASSIDY VOTED AGAINST VETERANS' HEALTH CARE
Cassidy Opposed Maintaining Current Funding Levels for Pell Grants, Senior Benefits, and Veterans' Health Care and Research. In 2012, Cassidy voted against the Tierney, D-
CASSIDY OPPOSED LSU VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
LSU: "The New LSU/VA Hospital Moved One Step Closer" To Becoming A Reality With SCR 76. In
* Cassidy Voted Against Bill, SCR 76,
AUDIO: But there's more. Now we learn Cassidy wants to raise the eligibility age for
TEXT: Cassidy: raise
Source: Vote 86,
CASSIDY VOTED TO RAISE THE MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY AGE TO 70
Cassidy Voted For FY 2014 Republican Study Committee Budget. In 2013, Cassidy voted for the extreme Republican Study Committee budget that would provide
* Republican Study Committee Budget Would Gradually Increase The Medicare Eligibility Age To 70. According to the Republican Study Committee, their FY 2014 budget "Gradually realigns the
AUDIO: turn it into a voucher program, requiring seniors to buy private insurance with fewer benefits and higher costs.
TEXT: Cassidy on
TEXT: Sources: Vote 277, 4/15/11; Vote 191,
2011: CASSIDY VOTED FOR RYAN BUDGET THAT VOUCHERIZED MEDICARE
Cassidy Voted For Republican Budget Blueprint For FY 2012 That Ends Medicare As We Know It. In
FY 2012 Budget Converts Medicare To A Program "Where Older Americans Join Private Health Plans That Are Subsidized By The Government." In
FY 2012 Budget Did Not Include Option For Traditional Medicare. According to the organization Strengthen Social Security, "the FY 2013 Republican budget would convert
PLAN CASSIDY SUPPORTED WOULD RAISE COSTS FOR SENIORS
Republican Budget Would Almost Double Healthcare Costs For Seniors. "The Republican congressman's proposal to privatize
Under Ryan Budget Plan, "Most Future Retirees Would Pay More." In
PLAN CASSIDY SUPPORTED COULD HAVE LED TO CUTS IN MEDICARE BENEFITS
Repealing ACA Would Eliminate Medicare Benefits Including Annual Wellness Visits And Free Cancer Screens For Seniors. According to PolitiFact, "Preventive care with no out-of-pocket costs. Everyone on
* Under ACA, Medicare Beneficiaries Could Receive Free Screenings For Cervical Cancer, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Breast Cancer, And Prostate Cancer. According to the
2009: CASSIDY VOTED FOR RYAN BUDGET THAT WOULD "END MEDICARE AS IT IS PRESENTLY KNOWN" AND TURN IT INTO A PRIVATIZED VOUCHER SYSTEM
Cassidy Voted for Alternative Ryan Budget That "Gradually Converts The Current Medicare Program" Into A Voucher System. In
* Ryan Substitute "Would End Medicare as It Is Presently Known." In
* Ryan Substitute "Called For Eventually Replacing The Traditional Medicare Program With Subsidies" For Private Health Care Plans. In
* Ryan Substitute "Abolishes Medicare In Its Current Form For Everyone Currently Below Age 55." In
* Vouchers In Ryan Substitute "Are Likely To Become Increasingly Inadequate Over Time." In
AUDIO: That's
TEXT: Congressman
Millionaires Before Medicare
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