SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA): “That’s The Senator From Arizona Today. Only A Year Ago When He Was Running For President Of The United States, This Is What The Senator Proposed. Senator McCain: ‘John McCain Would Pay For His Health Plan With Major Reductions To Medicare And Medicaid, A Top Aide Said, In A Move That Independent Analysis Estimate Could Result In Cuts Of $1.3 Trillion In Ten Years To The Government Programs.’” (Sen. John Kerry, Floor Remarks, 12/5/09)

FACTCHECK.ORG: “In A TV Ad And In Speeches, Obama Is Making Bogus Claims That McCain Plans To Cut $880 Billion From Medicare Spending And To Reduce Benefits.” (“Obama's False Medicare Claim,” FactCheck.org, 10/21/08)
                                                                                                           

•    FACTCHECK.ORG: “These Claims Are False, And Based On A Single Newspaper Report That Says No Such Thing.” (“Obama's False Medicare Claim,” FactCheck.org, 10/21/08)

•    FACTCHECK.ORG: “It's A Rank Distortion.” (“Obama's False Medicare Claim,” FactCheck.org, 10/21/08)

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