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Senior-sensitive Nugent likes Ryan budget blueprint
Posted Apr 5, 2011 by Tom Jackson
Updated Apr 5, 2011 at 06:32 PM
From the Washington office of Rep. Rich Nugent (R-Spring Hill), whose district includes a disproportionate number of retirees, comes this full-throated endorsement of the 2012 spending blueprint released Tuesday by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.):
“As Chairman Paul Ryan was putting the budget proposal together, I testified before the budget committee that I could not support a plan that cut seniors’ benefits. I am pleased to say this proposal does not change one dime for those on or near retirement.
“There isn’t an economist in the world—Republican or Democrat—who thinks our current fiscal path is sustainable. The only question is what to about it and how much longer we can afford to put off that decision.
“Ryan’s 2012 budget proposal leads where the President’s did not by putting America back on a path to stability and prosperity. It strengthens the social safety net in this country by guaranteeing that programs like Social Security and Medicare will be there for decades to come. It does so while protecting current recipients and those 55 and up from any changes to their Social Security and Medicare.
“In a statement released today, the co-chairs of President Obama’s own Deficit Commission called the plan ‘a serious, honest, straightforward approach to addressing our nation’s enormous fiscal challenges.’ I think that says it all.”
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