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Vice President Joe Biden spoke about Republicans and their desire to get rid of Social Security and Medicare in his second official speech of the campaign.

Biden spoke about some of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act to the retirement community of Coconut Creek, Florida on March 23.

However, he spent most of his time speaking out against the budget-cutting plans of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., then on Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate hopeful.

Biden joked about Romney and the recent Etch-A-Sketch reference that has plagued the candidate over the past week.  The reference derives from Romney’s senior advisor who suggested that the GOP candidate could “reset” his message, like how one can erase a picture on the children’s toy.

The Vice President’s speech was most straightforward, and he mainly chose to focus on the budget-cuts and how this would affect Medicare and Social Security.  He mentioned that funds for Medicaid, which is a program for the poor, were likely to be cut.

While most of Biden’s bashing were primarily toward Ryan and Romney, he also discussed the fact that both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum would be just as tough on the programs.