Committee on Ways and Means

Americans aren’t buying the claims from Rep. Paul Ryan and his fellow Congressional Republicans that their Medicare voucher proposal will save and protect Medicare. The fact is Americans have witnessed decades of Medicare-bashing by Republicans and know the Ryan voucher plan is the latest attempt to end the program.

To help the public better understand what the Ryan Medicare plan would mean for America’s seniors and seniors-to-be, Ways and Means Democrats are introducing “The $6,400 Question.”

The Ryan Budget lays out the House Republicans' reckless agenda for the country: Rewarding the wealthiest with permanent, unpaid-for tax cuts Dismantling of the Medicare program Massive cuts in Social Security benefits

Ways and Means Committee Democrats have introduced a package of jobs bills within their No Excuses agenda to encourage Congressional Republicans to finally act to spur job growth. House Republicans have chosen to put politics ahead of the economy and the American people.

Instead of extending the middle class tax cut Republicans are holding the middle class tax cut hostage to huge tax breaks for the very wealthiest Americans and proposing to raise taxes on 25 million lower- and middle-income families.