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Chain email stated on October 21, 2014 in a chain email:

The Affordable Care Act says that "at age 76 when you most need it most, you are not eligible for cancer treatment. … Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient's age."

By Lauren Burns• October 21, 2014

Chain email stated on June 03, 2013 in a chain email:

Says "At age 76 when you most need it, you are not eligible for cancer treatment" under Affordable Care Act.

By Janie Har• June 8, 2013

Chain email stated on June 24, 2015 in a chain email:

"Under the Affordable Care Act, anyone on Medicare who is admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the bill. Medicare won't pay a cent."

By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2015

Eric Cantor stated on April 27, 2011 in a TV appearance.:

"You’ve got each day 10,000 new seniors, baby boomers, becoming eligible for the entitlement programs."

By Jacob Geiger• May 4, 2011

Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement:

"Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."

By D.L. Davis• March 8, 2022

John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet:

"Most of home care is paid by government programs."

By Yanqi Xu• April 25, 2019

Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on August 19, 2009 in their Web site:

76 percent of Americans want a public health care option.

By Catharine Richert• August 20, 2009

Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“This is 76 year old senile Joe Biden!!! That is a 15 year old girl with whom he’s making out!!!”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 28, 2020

Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.:

"There's only four senators senior to me ... there's still 44 older than me."

By Kathryn A. Wolfe• August 27, 2008

Donald Trump stated on January 06, 2024 in a speech:

Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”

By Samantha Putterman• January 8, 2024

Hillary Clinton stated on May 06, 2014 in a keynote speech:

"A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act."

By Julie Kliegman• May 7, 2014

Mark Kelly stated on September 02, 2020 in campaign website:

Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”

By Miriam Valverde• September 14, 2020

DeSantis Watch stated on November 08, 2023 in a Spanish-language radio ad:

Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• November 16, 2023

John Boehner stated on September 19, 2011 in a television interview:

"We have 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day."

By Sabrina Eaton• September 26, 2011

Senate Majority PAC stated on September 14, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."

By Amy Sherman• September 16, 2016

Kyrsten Sinema stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website:

Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."

By Miriam Valverde• August 14, 2018

Maine Democratic Party stated on October 05, 2018 in a campaign mailer:

Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits."

By Stephen Koff• October 24, 2018

Dick Armey stated on August 13, 2009 in an interview with Judy Woodruff:

"If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare, you have to forfeit your Social Security to get out of it."

By Catharine Richert• August 24, 2009

Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."

By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2018

Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad:

“Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”

By Paul Specht• November 8, 2022

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