Lange and his Washington friends falsely claim Braley endangered Medicare
WATERLOO, IA -- In a new TV ad launching today, titled "Brass", Rep. Bruce Braley has enlisted the help of former President Bill Clinton to debunk the latest false claim leveled by Ben Lange and his allies.
The Washington, DC-based National Republican Congressional committee began running a false attack ad yesterday against Braley claiming that Braley "voted to slash Medicare [by $716 billion] to pay for Obamacare."
The claim has already been labeled by independent fact-checkers as "questionable" and "false."
"The truth is simple: Bruce Braley voted to save Medicare billions by cutting subsidies to insurance companies. The savings were used to close the donut hole gap in the Medicare prescription drug program and add eight years to the life of the Medicare trust fund," said Jeff Giertz, Braley for Congress campaign manager.
"Ben Lange and his Washington friends are working overtime to distract from his support of Paul Ryan's plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program, ending guaranteed Medicare benefits for workers under age 55 and raising out-of-pocket costs for Iowa seniors by $6,000 per year. Ben Lange is a prescription for trouble for Iowa seniors."
Braley's ad features President Clinton setting the record straight on this false claim at the Democratic National Convention. The ad can be viewed at the following link: http://youtu.be/
