The Hill News

Congratulations to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for explicitly calling on Democrats and Republicans to hold hands and jump together on a bipartisan agreement to curb the growth of Medicare spending. He didn't just say Medicare was on the table, he said he would insist on "significant changes" to the program in exchange for voting to raise the debt ceiling. After some Republicans had backed away from Medicare reform in recent weeks, McConnell insisted action on Medicare take place now in order to deny both parties a political weapon in the 2012 election.

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