Dem Lawmaker Slapped With 4 ‘Pinocchios’ for Trying to ‘Conjure Up a Nonexistent GOP Plan’
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) received “Four Pinocchios” from The Washington Post for her assertion that Republicans would take away Medicare benefits. The lawmaker, who has been at her post for almost three decades…
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) received “Four Pinocchios” from The Washington Post for her assertion that Republicans would take away Medicare benefits.
The lawmaker, who has been at her post for almost three decades, claimed “Washington seniors who have spent their lives paying into these programs deserve better — and I’ll keep fighting to make sure they get it.”
The Post quelled fears saying, “Don’t worry, seniors: There is no such plan,” in their assessment of Murray’s statement about Republicans’ plans.
The Post’s Glenn Kessler touched on the history of support for Medicare during his explanation of Murray’s falsity, saying, “Most Republican politicians supported the creation of Social Security in 1935, although more Republicans opposed it than Democrats. Republicans were marginally more likely than