Dear John,

Last week, Republicans elected U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) as Speaker of the House, after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted by hardline Republicans. Unfortunately, like his predecessor, he is no friend of Social Security and Medicare.

In fact, he’s callously called for trillions of dollars in cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. As the former Chair of the powerful Republican Study Committee, then U.S. Representative Johnson put forward one budget proposal after another that shredded America’s social safety net programs by raising the retirement age and Medicare eligibility age, privatizing Social Security and Medicare, means testing benefits, slashing the annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and more.

And now, as the new Speaker of the House, he’ll have immense power to prioritize and push forward these dangerous proposals to slash seniors’ programs, under the guise of deficit reduction.

Please tell your members of Congress right now that you expect them to stand firm against any benefit cuts offered up by Speaker Johnson!

As one of his first items of business, Speaker Johnson is promising to create a “Debt Commission” that could have the power to fast-track devastating cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

That’s why I need you to sign my Emergency Petition to Congress. We must send a strong message to Speaker Johnson and all members of Congress that seniors will not stand for our earned benefits to be used as pawns in GOP hardliners’ efforts to slash government spending.

These are our earned benefits they’re talking about! And seniors cannot afford for Congress to go down the path of creating a Debt Commission tasked with cutting Social Security and Medicare.

Speaker Johnson has already made it clear he intends to use his newfound power to pursue radical cuts to seniors’ earned benefits. Please ensure your voice is heard before Speaker Johnson launches his callous campaign against seniors’ earned benefits. Sign our EMERGENCY PETITION today!

Sincerely,

Max Richtman

President & CEO