Bruce Westerman lies about James Lee Witt wanting to cut Medicare, which Westerman aims to do!
James Lee Witt is running for congress in Arkansas. This week, he released an ad called “Bipartisan,” talking about his desire to make a better Arkansas, and a better America, as well as his willingness to work with people across the aisle to get things accomplished. In the ad, he responds to ‘The Medicare Lie,” promising that he doesn’t seek to cut Medicare. The next day, his opponent Bruce Westerman posted a misleading post on his website claiming that because Witt supports Obamacare, he is therefore n favor of hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare. That’s what we call ‘The Medicare Lie’ because of course it isn’t true. Politifact says so.
Westerman lying about Witt is annoying, but it’s not surprising. Here’s what is surprising: Westerman actually DOES want to end Medicare as we know it. He not only supports Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget, which aims to voucherize Medicare, he went so far as to specifically praise Ryan’s plan to end the Medicare guarantee!
Which one of these two candidates sounds like he actually has the best interest of Arkansans and Americans at heart? Witt supports America’s seniors; Westerman doesn’t—but he is happy to wield ‘The Medicare Lie’ to trick you into voting for him anyway.