After Republican election defeat, Senate rejects GOP budget plan that would overhaul Medicare–Source: The Washington Post

One day after Republicans lost a special election that was dominated by debate over their 2012 budget proposal, the Senate on Wednesday rejected the House Republican budget blueprint, a mostly symbolic vote that nonetheless underscores the political peril entailed in the GOP proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher program. (Read more)

Gingrich Criticizes G.O.P.’s Medicare Plan–Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Days after formally announcing his candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich on Sunday sharply criticized a plan by House Republicans that would drastically overhaul Medicare, the federal health care program for retirees. (Read more)