In Florida, Pelosi lobbies seniors against GOP's proposed changes to Medicare

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lobbied seniors Monday against the Republicans' 2012 budget proposal, warning it will erode their Medicare benefits to fund tax cuts for the wealthy. "When Medicare was passed it was a pillar of stability for our seniors ... much of which is being undermined by Republicans," Pelosi told dozens of seniors gathered at a retirement home in Orlando. "Why should the federal government save money on the backs of seniors at the same time that they are giving tax breaks to millionaires, giving subsidies to Big Oil, and tax cuts to companies that send jobs overseas?"