Democrats win $400B in Medicare cuts throw seniors under bus!!

By Stephen Dinan

In the first showdown over the Senate health care bill, Democrats on Thursday successfully defended more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts, turning back a potentially lethal stab at the measure.

On a 58-42 vote, the Senate defeated an effort by Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, to send the bill back to a committee where lawmakers would have had to drop the cuts in Medicare payments and instead find another way to pay for the bill, which overhauls the nation's health insurance system and guarantees coverage for tens of millions of people who lack insurance.

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