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John,
When Republicans want to cut Social Security, they prefer to do so behind closed doors so the American people won’t know who to blame. That’s because 79% of voters oppose cuts to Social Security.[1]
If Republicans want to debate the future of our earned benefits, that debate needs to happen in broad daylight with input from the American people.
Sign now to tell Congress that a vote for a closed-door “fiscal commission” is a vote to cut Social Security and Medicare.
MAGA Speaker Mike Johnson and House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington are both pushing for a so-called fiscal commission under the guise of addressing our nation’s debt. And they may seek to attach it to a must-pass funding bill just as Congress reconvenes in the New Year.[2]
If Republicans were serious about reducing our nation’s debt, they would start by raising taxes on the rich and corporations, not by pushing even more tax handouts to the wealthy that would cost us hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenue.
Add your name to tell Congress that a vote for a fiscal commission is a vote to cut Social Security and Medicare.
We must stop this closed-door commission before it’s convened.
Thank you,
Sarah Christopherson
Legislative and Policy Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] Most oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts: AP-NORC poll
[2] GOP budget chair floats attaching debt commission to government funding bills
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John,
The House has adjourned for the year. But when they return in January, they’ll have less than three weeks to pass a full-year government funding bill or we’ll face the prospects of a partial government shutdown with a full shutdown shortly thereafter.
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington has already indicated that he wants to use that urgent deadline to demand the inclusion of a so-called “fiscal commission” in must-pass legislation.[1]
But the GOP’s proposed commission has nothing to do with addressing our nation’s debt. Their real plan is to cut popular programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more―and to do so through a supposedly bipartisan commission, to give themselves political cover.
The best way to defeat this fiscal commission is to stop it from ever happening.
Sign now to tell Congress: A vote for a fiscal commission is a vote to cut Social Security and Medicare!
An honest approach to addressing our nation’s debt would start with making the rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. But House Republicans have instead called for passing even more tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and large, profitable corporations, which would cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenue.
Republicans consistently use the national debt and annual budget deficits as excuses to cut critical programs and services for working people and the aging―just to turn around and waste the money by slashing taxes for the wealthy. We’re fighting back against attacks on our earned benefits!
Sign now to remind every member of Congress that a vote for a fiscal commission is a vote to cut Social Security, Medicare, and other critical programs that regular Americans depend on and deserve.
The American people overwhelmingly oppose cuts to our earned benefits.[2] Let’s make sure Congress gets the message.
Thank you for taking action today,
David Kass
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] GOP budget chair floats attaching debt commission to government funding bills
[2] Most oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts: AP-NORC poll
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