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The Ryan-Wyden Medicare Plan In The Twittersphere

KHN reporters Christian Torres and Shefali S. Kulkarni collected photos and Tweets using Storify about today’s release of the Ryan-Wyden plan on transforming Medicare. Click through for the collection:

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  1. This morning @RonWyden & @RepPaulRyan unveiling a bipartisan plan to save & strengthen #Medicare. http://instagr.am/p/ZQu6k/

    WydenPress

    December 15, 2011 9:00:13 AM EST

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  2. What’s in the Wyden-Ryan proposal? Check it out http://wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-ryan.pdf. http://instagr.am/p/ZQ1S1/

    WydenPress

    December 14, 2011 8:08:52 PM EST

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  3. “ Democrat Sen. @RonWyden & I believe there’s a bipartisan path forward on #Medicare reform: budget.house.gov/bipartisa…

    Paul Ryan

    December 14, 2011 8:08:52 PM EST

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  4. “ The center of gravity in American politics has officially shifted away from those unwilling to reform entitlements: ow.ly/7ZIZs

    Paul Ryan

    December 14, 2011 5:15:34 PM EST

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  5. Both Congressmen penned an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) yesterday:
  6. “ The group of serious reformers who support a credible plan to save #Medicare gained Senator @RonWyden today. Our op-ed: ow.ly/7ZSQC

    Paul Ryan

    December 14, 2011 8:08:52 PM EST

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  7. “ Before the election tries to drive us apart, @RepPaulRyan & I are outlining a plan to save & strengthen Medicare. on.wsj.com/uDmnuF

    Ron Wyden

    December 14, 2011 9:11:16 PM EST

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  8. Republican presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich gave Ryan and Wyden credit for their bipartisan proposal:
  9. “ Ron Wyden and Paul Ryan deserve credit for having the courage to work across party lines on a very difficult large challenge

    Newt Gingrich

    December 15, 2011 8:46:55 AM EST

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  10. “ The Wyden-Ryan bipartisan Medicare reform plan is a major breakthrough with Democrats and Republicans working together to solve big problems

    Newt Gingrich

    December 15, 2011 8:45:36 AM EST

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  11. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) was among the first Democrats to come out against the plan:
  12. “ Wyden-Ryan scheme differs from Ryan’s plan to decimate #Medicare? Nonsense. Medicare guarantee would die, big insurance would run the show.

    petestark

    December 14, 2011 8:08:52 PM EST

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