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FBN's Rich Edson breaks down GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare plan.
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-- -- -- block with governor Mitt Romney -- congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate he is making it clear that his focus in the months ahead will be a battle over.
The budget.
Another economic issues.
-- some pretty good talks about her she's already this -- Jetsons here to add to it from DC more on the pick here rich.
Has -- -- guys you know thinking for Republicans is they've already embraced Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan's budget.
So why not have a guy who wrote it -- Republicans say they can beat President Obama on budgets in the economy and until this pick.
He campaign was focused on tax returns and Bain Capital Democrats have called Ryan's plan especially its proposed overhaul of Medicare.
Radical in the spring we spoke with Ryan.
And he addressed those criticisms.
We're gonna used to this the president gave a similar speech this time last year.
I don't think history is going to be a kind to a president.
-- confronted with a country's most predictable crisis and that crisis chooses to duck and run.
It's clear to us the president has decided not to offer solutions -- just bitter partisan attacks.
Democrats have and will focus on Ryan's Medicare plan here the basics it affects.
No one currently in Medicare or ten years away for Medicare eligibility.
It 20/20 three seniors would choose private plans from an exchange.
And Medicare would subsidize them that traditional Medicare would be among those choices.
The winds budget saves money because it caps the growth of Medicare -- GDP plus a half percentage point by the way that's Medicare growth target.
President Obama has support.
Back to you.
Rich thank you so much -- that rich Edson and -- ten and right here right.
