I also asked him about a group of Medicaid supporters visiting his office last week, the same group that protested at Senator Ron Johnson's Oshkosh office Wednesday. We had been engaging and we will continue to listen and hear the concerns as it relates to Medicare. I've never said that we should slash the benefit for Medicare. I've never heard that in any of our meetings here. Congressman Weed is scheduled to be back in the district on March 8 for a rally for state Supreme Court candidate Brad Shimmer. (01:41–01:53)
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Asserts that he has never advocated for slashing Medicare benefits.
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