Nancy Pelosi: "don’t even think about raising Medicare age"

[ProSense]

Pelosi Takes Hardest Line Against Raising Medicare Eligibility Age

Brian Beutler

At her weekly Capitol press briefing Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took her hardest line yet against raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 in a deal to avoid a major automatic fiscal contraction next year.

And for the first time in this round of high-stakes budget negotiations between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner she used her clout with House Democrats — whose votes will be necessary to pass any deal they cut — to warn them off of major benefit cuts.

“As I have said, don’t even think about raising Medicare age,” Pelosi said. “We are not throwing America’s seniors over the cliff to give a tax cuts to the wealthiest people in America.”

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“The President knows our views shares our values, we respect his leadership,” she said. “And the Speaker may need our votes to go forward.”

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[ProSense]

1. Kick for

something other than RW talking points.

[former-republican]

2. Don't mess with Pelosi

[ProSense]

3. She makes Boehner cry.

Love her!

[Uncle Joe]

5. Every time that Boehner cries

an angel gets its' wings.

[former-republican]

4. kicking it back up

[CakeGrrl]

6. K/R

Not that the handwringing will stop, but it's good to hear this reiterated.

[kentuck]

7. Democrats really need to hear this.

Seriously. We don't need word games.