Quote of the Day: Paul Ryan Hears the Old, But Not the Poor

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Paul Ryan says he’s heard the pleas of older voters, who say that his health care bill will hurt them badly:

“We believe we should have even more assistance — and that’s one of the things we’re looking at — for that person in their 50s and 60s because they experience higher health care costs,” the Wisconsin Republican told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”

Ryan’s comments came in the wake of a Congressional Budget Office analysis showing that older people could pay higher premiums under the GOP bill. Ryan expressed skepticism about the CBO analysis but said his leadership team is looking at more ways to help older people under the new plan.

It’s funny, isn’t it? His health care bill would also decimate the poor, but apparently Ryan hasn’t heard their pleas. I wonder why?

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