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Americans United for Change
stated on March 31, 2011 in a news release.:

Says Majority Leader Eric Cantor called for "abolishing Social Security and Medicare."

By Robert Farley • April 1, 2011
Americans United for Change
stated on November 5, 2009 in a TV ad:

The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages."

By Robert Farley • November 5, 2009
Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 in a television advertisement:

"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009
Americans United for Change
stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.:

"A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 16, 2009