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#Illinois Republican #Congressman #MikeBost announced Friday that he has tested positive for #coronavirus after experiencing a “mild cough and rapid loss of both taste and smell. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGJSpzMA2FP/?igshid=optxneb9nf0e

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A Republican is using ‘The Medicare Lie’ against Rep. Bill Enyart. Should we even feign surprise?

Mike Bost is running against Democratic Rep. Bill Enyart of Illinois. This week he released an ad claiming that Enyart stands with President Obama and that together they have “slashed benefits for seniors.” Those benefits he’s talking about? That’s part of ‘The Medicare Lie.’ You know the one. Enyart believes that all Americans should have access to affordable healthcare, so he supports Obamacare. Obamacare is funded in part by slashing Medicare. So Enyart supports slashing benefits for seniors. But wait, that doesn’t sound right. And it’s not. He does support Obamacare, but Obamacare does not slash benefits for seniors. Politifact says so repeatedly. 

Bost lying about Enyart is bad enough. But if you’ve been following ‘The Medicare Lie,’ you know what’s coming next. And here it is:

Bost himself, after ducking the issue for months, eventually came out in support of Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget. What does Ryan’s budget do? Well, it aims to voucherize Medicare, ending the program as we know it.

So the next time you hear Mike Bost talk about someone slashing benefits for seniors, let’s just assume he’s talking about himself.