Iowans delivered copy of Ryan Budget to Lange last week
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- After delivering a fresh copy of Rep. Paul Ryan's budget to Ben Lange's campaign headquarters last week, a group of concerned Iowans said they were excited at the prospect of Lange's "major campaign announcement" today being a straight answer on whether or not he'd support the Ryan Budget.
Lange already supports key proposals in the Ryan Budget, including provisions that would end guaranteed Medicare and Social Security benefits for workers under age 55. But for six months, Lange has said that because he hasn't read the entire Ryan Budget, he won't give a clear answer on whether he'd vote for it or against it.
Cedar Rapids resident Mike Olson said, "After dropping off a copy of the Ryan Budget at Ben Lange's office last week, I can only assume Mr. Lange has taken time to read the proposal and tell us where he stands. We all know Ben Lange supports the big ideas in the Ryan Budget, like turning Medicare into a voucher program and privatizing Social Security. But I'm excited to finally hear a straight answer from Ben Lange as to whether he'd vote for the Ryan Budget or oppose it."
Cedar Rapids resident Norm Sterzenbach, Sr., said, "Given all his talk of political courage, we expect Ben Lange to level with Iowa voters today and give us a clear answer on whether he'd vote for the Ryan Budget. That would be a major announcement!"
Lange has said repeatedly he supports phasing out Social Security and Medicare's guaranteed benefits for workers under age 55 - proposals taken practically word-for-word from Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal.
Yet for months, Lange has refused to say whether he'd vote for or against the Ryan Budget, saying he can't take a position because he hasn't read the bill.
Last week, the group of Iowans delivered a copy of the Ryan Budget to Lange's headquarters, thinking Lange might have misplaced his copy. A web video of the group delivering the budget can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/
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