John,
Yesterday, Mitch McConnell released the latest Republican COVID response package. It includes the TRUST Act, which sets up a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare.
BUT―because of your calls yesterday, the commission won’t meet until AFTER the new Congress is sworn in. This is a big win―we warned that the fast-tracked vote could give lame duck Senators and a lame duck President the chance to cut Social Security and Medicare after losing their elections. This small change doesn’t stop McConnell’s plan from being a total nightmare.
McConnell’s plan is nothing more than a right-wing wish list:
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A $400/week cut for unemployed people
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$29.4 billion for military contractors, including $686 million for new fighter jets
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Legal protections for corporations to force workers back to unsafe job sites and for nursing home corporations that fail to protect their residents and staff
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Tax cuts for businesses that endanger their employees by taking them to baseball games and restaurants
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$1.8 billion to protect Trump’s DC hotel from competition
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$0 for election protection, the postal service, or state and local governments
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An end to the eviction moratorium, which could lead to 10 million Americans being forced out of their homes
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No fix for the glitch in the Social Security benefit formula that would result in automatic cuts for seniors retiring soon
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A closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare
McConnell’s plan―the HEALS Act―belongs in the garbage. We’re launching a campaign to put it there. Chip in $7 today!
Together, we’ve beaten back every attempt by Trump and Republicans to exploit the pandemic to destroy Social Security and Medicare.
First, Trump was obsessed with defunding Social Security by eliminating its dedicated funding. He even threatened to veto any package that didn’t include it.
We beat Trump and he backed off his “payroll tax cut.”
Then, they tried to set up an un-democratic closed-door commission to force through Social Security cuts right after the election.
We got them to back off―even in the Republican bill!
Our voices together are powerful. Together, we’ll beat this closed-door commission and enact a pandemic response that puts people first!
Chip in $7 today to our campaign to put the McConnell plan in the garbage and protect Social Security and Medicare from Republicans!
Thanks,
Michael Phelan
Social Security Works
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