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Foster talks Medicare, Social Security issues in Aurora
Congressman Bill Foster said that the Republicans’ latest budget proposal would cause “thoughtless damage to our children and elderly.” Foster, a Democrat from Naperville, pushed preserving Medicare and Social Security programs in front of a dozen senior citizens at Senior Services on Lake Street in Aurora this past week. He was joined by representatives from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. The Republican budget proposal, sometimes referred to as the “Ryan budget” after its architect, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, would turn Medicare into a voucher system and raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67…Read More