Chamber ad raps Florida senator for voting to cut Medicare
- August 9, 2012 |
- WILLIAM EHART
Related Content Groups grapple with rules for reporting spending to FEC The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not known as a great champion of growth in Medicare spending. In fact, the Chamber has long promoted overhaul of entitlement programs, including Social Security and Medicare, in order to reduce the federal debt in the long term. But as part of a new group of ads targeting five Democrats running for the U.S. Senate, the Chamber is accusing Florida Sen. Bill Nelson of voting to cut $500 billion from Medicare by casting his vote for President Barack Obamas health care overhaul in 2010. Chamber spokeswoman Blair Latoff said her group supports entitlement reform,… Read More