Oregon Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle just signed up for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Slash & Burn Commission.

Vice President-elect JD Vance has already confirmed that they will be looking at cutting our Social Security system. The best case scenario is that they will close Social Security offices, fire staffers that help people access their benefits, and set it on a path to privatization.

But Ramaswamy has hinted that Trump's government has "no obligation to send out" a Social Security or Medicare payment they decide is "wasteful"―meaning that this Commission could try to cut benefits without Congressional approval, and we’d have to hope the courts will protect us.

Every Democrat needs to understand that it’s impossible to be the “voice of reason” on a Commission that, by design, only does terrible stuff. You are only complicit.

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-- MICHAEL'S EMAIL --

John,

BREAKING: Yesterday, Oregon Democratic Representative Val Hoyle decided to add legitimacy to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Slash & Burn Commission.

Rep. Hoyle joins Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida as the only Democrats, so far, to join the caucus.

This is a huge mistake. All Democrats who are engaging in this effort will do, is put bipartisan fingerprints on a Republican plot to slash our earned benefits, allowing Republican politicians to confuse voters about who to blame when benefits are cut, Social Security offices are closed, and the Medicare helpline is replaced with one of Elon’s AI chatbots.

We’re sending a message to Democrats: If you team up with the richest man on Earth in his effort to slash benefits, we will hold you accountable. We’re preparing to run billboard trucks in Hoyle and Moskowitz’s districts to let voters know whose side they’re on. But these trucks aren’t cheap. Can you chip in $7 to make sure Democrats stay the hell away from Elon’s Slash & Burn Commission?

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Democrats like Hoyle and Moskowitz may think that they can act as moderating forces, steering Elon away from our earned benefits. But the Washington Post reported that Elon and Trump are exploring ways to implement Elon’s cuts without Congressional approval―which means any member of this caucus will be left holding the bag for Elon’s whims. It’s not a democratic process―it’s a setup.

That’s why Democrats should be crystal clear about what’s going on here: Elon's Slash & Burn Commission and the House caucus that exists to support it are the culmination of a nearly century-long campaign by Wall Street billionaires to dismantle our Social Security system.

Fight back! We must make sure that voters know that their Representatives are enabling Elon Musk and Donald Trump to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Help us run billboard trucks in their districts!

Thank you,

Michael Phelan
Social Security Works