Owens Ad: Doheny Attack is ‘as old as the Adirondacks’
GLENS FALLS: This morning, Congressman Bill Owens unveiled his fourth television ad of 2012, setting the record straight on Obamacare and Medicare in light of a false attack ad from Matt Doheny.
The non-partisan fact checking organization "Politifact" earlier this year debunked the charge that the Affordable Care Act "robs Medicare of more than $700 billion." [Politifact, 8/12/12] Politifact labeled this claim "mostly false." Politifact has also debunked similar claims regarding $1 trillion tax hikes in the Affordable Care Act [Politifact, 7/28/12]. Matt Doheny's recent campaign ad uses these lines of attack nonetheless, while failing to offer any details on his own plans or alternatives to strengthen Medicare.
“Matt Doheny dusted off the old playbook and added a new distortion,” said Owens Campaign Manager James Hannaway. “Bill is working for common sense fixes to Obamacare while Doheny is arguing Paul Ryan’s plan to gut Medicare doesn’t go far enough. Voters have a clear choice between a problem solver who works for solutions and someone to the right of the Tea Party on Medicare.”
While Matt Doheny has been hard at work spreading misinformation about Medicare, Congressman Owens has been working across the aisle to improve Obamacare. These efforts include:
· Voting to repeal a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices that was included in the final version of the Affordable Care Act. The provision passed the House on a bipartisan vote [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/
· Cosponsoring HR 1580, the Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act, to give seniors more flexibility in choosing Medicare plans.
· Voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act's 1099 requirement for small businesses [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/
· Cosponsoring HR 2248, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, which would allow the Dept. of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to lower prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D.
Transcript:
"Matt Doheny’s attack ad. As old as the Adirondacks. Bill Owens wants to fix Obamacare, not repeal it all. We can’t go back to letting the insurance industry deny care for pre-existing conditions. And Bill Owens worked with Republicans to repeal the Obamacare tax increase on businesses. Matt Doheny is the one who wants to cut Medicare. Matt Doheny said the Ryan budget that essentially ends Medicare didn’t go far enough."
Previous release:
Owens Campaign responds to false attacks
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Backup for “Adirondacks”:
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Matt Doheny’s attack ad. As old as the Adirondacks. |
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Bill Owens wants to fix Obamacare, not repeal it all. We can’t go back to letting the insurance industry deny care for pre-existing conditions. |
"Starting in 2014, all health insurers will have to sell coverage to everyone who applies, regardless of their medical history or health status. At that time, insurers will not be allowed to charge more to individuals with pre-existing conditions, nor will they be able exclude coverage of those conditions from the insurance plans they sell. The law provides new protections for children with pre-existing conditions that will [took] effect on September 23, 2010. Insurers will not be permitted to deny coverage to children due to their health status, or exclude coverage for pre-existing conditions." [Kaiser Family Foundation] |
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And Bill Owens worked with Republicans to repeal the Obamacare tax increase on businesses.
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Owens joins effort to repeal medical device tax [GFPS, 5/20/12] HR 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012 Owens voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act's 1099 requirement for small businesses [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/ |
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Matt Doheny is the one who wants to cut Medicare. Matt Doheny said the Ryan budget that essentially ends Medicare didn’t go far enough.
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GOP Congressional candidate Doheny says Ryan budget bill passed by House today doesn't go far enough [North Country Now, 3/29/12] In a September 2011 interview, Doheny said he would not have voted for Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican budget plan because it would not have balanced the budget quickly enough. When asked whether he would have supported the plan, Doheny said, “No, I wouldn’t have, for a similar reason. Now if you look actually, and I’ve studied the Paul Ryan plan and there’s a lot of good things. But I would have voted against it because, at the end of the day, if you look at the end result of the Paul Ryan budget, we don’t have a balanced budget until 2063 – 52 years from now.” [Capital Tonight,9/22/11] WSJ: Ryan Plan Would “Essentially End Medicare” According to the Wall Street Journal, Ryan’s plan “would essentially end Medicare.” [Wall Street Journal, 4/4/11] |
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