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Rep. Nan Hayworth, (R-NY), on Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan and how Romney and Ryan would boost economic growth if elected.
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Joining us now is congresswoman Nan Hayworth member of the house financial services committee.
A member of the house doctors' -- the only female position voting member of congress great to have you.
Great to be with you.
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It's not really kitty but neither his earnings from month jocular my question to Karl is the idea we'd be talking seriously and in depth.
-- across the media now beginning to at least on Medicare who would have imagined this before congressman -- abroad under the -- by the governor.
-- his presence is electrifying and it puts the issue of fiscal responsibility of sustainability.
Of preserving and protecting Medicare and Social Security.
On the right -- He is the man who knows these issues inside and out and has presented a plan that works.
Within moments we were seeing and Republican Party.
Talking about that 716.
Billion dollars my guess is by now a lot of people in this country.
Likely voters are starting to really kind of hang -- that 716.
Billion.
And I understand.
That obamacare.
Took that Medicare.
Well it's -- two trillion dollar.
Plant over the next ten years -- inflicted on the American economy and 716.
Billion dollars of that today.
CBO has said it -- a letter to the speaker.
That's 716.
Billion dollars of that two trillion roughly will be financed by taking away from Medicare we can't afford that and governor -- And has uninteresting advantage -- this and it is clear that he's on the offensive now.
I and has been frankly -- NC.
Brought congressman Ryan -- -- the tech as he should be.
But this is to be an interesting situation in that he has the ability.
To Alter his plan the Romney plan if you will because it's not as defined as either certainly the law that is obamacare.
Nor the Ryan plan that's been under attack and under advocacy if you will for some.
He has an advantage he seems to be using that -- that.
Well I think -- the selection of Paul Ryan is vice president really speaks exceedingly well of governor Romney's character.
As an executive.
He has brought in a man who can be his partner they are both determined.
To provide the growth that our economy needs so that we can provide for those commitments that we have made they are serious commitments.
-- intend to fulfill them.
And that it has been the Republican plan all along.
The issue of growth.
In the issue of public policy will there be Medicare or the -- taxation.
Congressman Ryan is being very straight forward telling people he's going after.
Those tax deductions he's going after loopholes.
Tax expenditures and making no bones about that's a forthrightness that hadn't been presented to the American people.
Until he did join the -- Although there's broad support for much simpler streamlined.
Plan.
-- for our taxes and one that lowers rates we have proposed rates in the house passed budget.
Of ten and 25%.
Which would really energize our -- Americans for Tax Reform supporting the withdrawal of those deductions.
Those loopholes.
We need to take a thoughtful approach to all of them but the point is that our slow it mean need to allow hardworking Americans to keep more in their pocket listen I guess what.
We need for growth I applaud straightforward as I applaud -- irrationality.
You know.
She probably expected to -- quite so sure well thunderstorm and it's always good to chart review.
And and forthrightness and -- is always present and we appreciate yours thank you by the very much congressman.
Congresswoman then -- --
