Romney: Pay for defense spending with 'ObamaCare' repeal

President Obama's healthcare law found a way into Monday night's foreign policy debate.

Republican candidate Mitt Romney raised the issue of the healthcare reform law when asked how he will pay for a sharp increase in military spending. He said he would repeal it and dramatically scale back other healthcare programs.

"To the extent humanly possible, we get that out," he said of the health law.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has said repealing the health reform law would not produce savings that could be used to pay for other spending because it contains savings that cut the deficit

Romney also touted his plan to convert Medicaid into block grants to the states.

"We give it to the states to run, because states run these programs more efficiently," Romney said.

Obama did not respond to the healthcare attacks, but rather criticized Romney's tax plan and returned to the subject of defense spending.

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