The recent Paul Ryan budget seeks to limit public spending by voucherizing Medicare and turning Medicaid into a block-grant program.

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Conservatives argue that turning Medicaid into a block-grant program would give states more flexibility to experiment with ways to control costs.

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The GOP budget proposes, among other things, turning Medicaid into a block-grant program controlled by the states, restructuring Medicare and reducing the top individual and corporate tax rates to 25% from 35%.

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So the real block turns out to be turning our thoughts into words in the first place.

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The fourth was inevitable, and came with 17 minutes left, Joe Cole turning in another rebound when Hirschfeld could only block Essien's shot.

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Scotland were fortunate not to concede a second goal when Di Natale was incorrectly flagged for offside while turning the ball home after goalkeeper Craig Gordon had done superbly to block a powerful drive from Ambrosini.

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And Texas Democrats have been less successful than their California counterparts at turning the state's Latino population (nearly 30%) into a solid Democratic voting block.

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Turning to Labour, the first minister said his rivals had a track record in the Scottish Parliament of trying to block boosting apprenticeships, freezing council tax and increasing police officer numbers.

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