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Rep. Joe Walsh, (R-Ill.), on the need to reform entitlements and for Republicans to support Rep. Ryan’s Medicare plan.
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Obama gets editor Scott Brown it is black and wide world brands Medicare plan stinks so we won't support -- brown could be among the first.
A prominent Republican senators forced to take a stand on the controversial house Medicare make over planned because majority leader Harry Reid there wants a vote.
But -- breed is trying to coax amount Republican don't like congress and -- -- says.
His colleagues in the senate shouldn't give and they should stand by their grand old party colleagues announcement congressmen.
I suspects.
Many will not what event.
Yes again respectfully Neil Scott Brown ought to be ashamed of himself.
This is the defining moment in -- -- of of this generation.
We have got to be -- we know these entitlements have to be reformed to be saved he knows that.
And any Republican that doesn't vote for this or doesn't support this is purely being guided by political reasons and shame on them.
Horrible obviously our read is France's sort of don't -- about here and saves yet here today on what the house is doing because they think in the case.
All of this house district that's in play in New York a safe Republican district we're gonna get into this but now could fall to democratic cans because.
Other candidate made a very big deal of this Medicare issue they're scared.
But again -- -- -- two things this is no time to be politically scared.
We came here to Washington.
-- to save this country for future generations.
This is the time to be bold.
But secondly they miss read the politics.
Go home with menial every single one of a sect go home most of the folks in these town halls.
They understand what -- up against most of our senior citizens do.
I think our leaders -- -- not -- -- -- spell out the details I admire your guts as you face a lot of -- constituents when you support the particulars of a plan.
That many fear of a lot of their fears server room where they're based on just kind of the scare tactics of the opposition but having said that.
On not seeing many share your back -- so what we do.
Well and again what I do then is to try to buck up as many of -- couple -- is like Ken Neal.
This is profound every single day I'm in this town.
I am more and more convinced that this president has no clue as to what makes this country tick and has no clue is that the financial -- for about to -- -- Well maybe he does but he's calling Republican's bluff and forcing them.
Into what could be a trap -- thanks Eric -- -- that being thrown off the Clinton had more to come.
It's the and that -- he had his silly look when we educate when we talk to folks about the fact that we're trying -- reform Medicare to save it.
People understand it -- we've got to have the fortitude in this town to not be guided by politics.
He's usage and uncertainties you just -- Walsh of Republic's -- stated.
