"It was a battle to defend Medicare from deep cuts, to preserve our national commitment to education, to prevent our environmental laws from being rewritten by the big polluters."

Mr. Bush has called for big tax cuts, but he has spent almost as much time strongly defending two Democratic programs, Social Security and Medicare.

We're battling to defend Medicare and Medicaid.

For defending Medicare, endorsed by the National Council of Senior Citizens.

But when labor defends Medicare, isn't it still being a special interest?

Medicare Mr. Torricelli strongly defended Medicare.

Whitehouse Introduces Resolution to Defend Social Security and Medicare

I defended Medicare for 18 years.

Mr. Snow and Mr. Leavitt defended President Bush's decision to push for immediate changes in Social Security, but not Medicare.

Defending Medicare Their plan immediately raises costs for seniors, who would face higher prescription drug costs as they end health reform's provisions closing the 'donut hole' by 2020.