Like Obama, Biden Hits Out at Holtz-Eakin Health Care Comments

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Like Obama, Biden Hits Out at Holtz-Eakin Health Care Comments
October 28, 2008 9:37 PM

ABC News' Matt Jaffe reports: Earlier today, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., attacked Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for a GOP aide’s “stunning” statement that the Republican ticket’s proposed $5,000 tax credit for health care would not be better than plans most people get through their employers; this evening in Melbourne, Fla., Obama’s running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., followed suit.

“Just this morning, just this morning, we had a refreshing bit of “straight talk” from John McCain’s top economic advisor about John’s health care plan,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee said, referring to comments made by McCain senior economic policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin to CNN. “He said younger workers won’t want to leave their company-sponsored plans because, quote, 'What they are getting from their employer is way better than what they could get with the credit we gonna give ’em.’”

“It’s surprising, a bit of truth coming out of the campaign at the end here,” said the six-term senator. “Ladies and gentlemen, they want to take the one part of the health care system that’s not broke and break it. Folks, they’ve broken everything else over the last eight years.”

Even as he blasted the Republican ticket, Biden was full of laughter tonight on the Sunshine State stump, chuckling as he called McCain's running mate Sarah Palin "Sarah McCain" and giggling as he mocked the GOP pair's "maverick" claim.

“John says, and Sarah McCai... and Sarah McCain, excuse me,” said the Delaware lawmaker, laughing at his slip-up. “John McCain and Sarah Palin ... well, they think alike, they think alike.”

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