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Braley Statement on Vote against Ryan Budget   Location:
Washington, DC  Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today released the
following statement after he voted against Rep. Paul Ryan's
budget bill:  "The Ryan Budget balances the federal budget on
the backs of seniors and working Americans, and that's why I
voted against it.  "By changing Medicare as we know it, the Ryan
Budget puts the promise of Medicare at risk for future
generations of retirees who have paid into the program their
whole lives. This budget also does nothing to address the
damaging across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect
March 1st.  "Finally, I'm disappointed by the hypocrisy of this
budget. It abolishes Obamacare, yet continues to rely on $716
billion in Medicare savings created by Obamacare. And it
includes revenues created by a small tax increase on the
wealthiest Americans that started January 1st, even though Paul
Ryan and his political allies fought that every step of the