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John,
Kevin McCarthy is offering as many bribes as he can think of to convince the hard-right fringe of his caucus to avert a government shutdown this weekend. He’s offered them an impeachment investigation. He’s offered border wall funding. And, he’s offered them trillions of dollars in cuts to critical services―not to address the country’s deficit, as they claim, but to pay for an extension of the Trump-GOP Tax Scam.
Now, included in the Republican House Budget is a commission to cut Social Security and Medicare.[1] And, while they won’t come out and say that the purpose of their closed-door commission is to cut our earned benefits, the Biden White House has called it out for what it is: “a death panel for Medicare and Social Security.”[2]
Strengthening Social Security and Medicare doesn’t require closed-door commissions or cuts to our earned benefits. All we need is for the wealthy to pay more of their fair share―and when they do that, we can afford to both expand benefits AND extend the lifespan of the trust fund.
Sign now to tell Congress: No closed-door commissions that will cut Social Security and Medicare!
In addition to this closed-door commission, Republicans propose cutting nearly $2 trillion from Medicaid―kicking millions of working people off their health insurance. They want to cut by half a service that provides healthy fruits and vegetables for pregnant mothers.
As Republicans continue to flounder in their attempts to pass anything meaningful before a looming government shutdown, let’s make sure McCarthy doesn’t offer his far-right fringe a Social Security-cutting commission next!
Sign now to tell Congress to reject any commission that debates the future of Social Security behind closed doors without input from voters.
Thank you for taking action today to fight for the future of our earned benefits.
David Kass
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] HOUSE BUDGET REPUBLICANS PUT COUNTRY ON THE PATH TO BALANCE: FY24-FY33 'REVERSE THE CURSE' BUDGET BLUEPRINT
[2] White House Calls Proposed GOP Commission a ‘Death Panel’ for Medicare, Social Security
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