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| Dear John, |
This is a first for us. The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare had decided to break with our 38-year tradition of steering clear of presidential campaigns by endorsing Joe Biden for President of the United States.
During the past four years, we've seen President Trump pay lip service to seniors' needs while actively undermining their best interests. The latest example being his reckless pledge to terminate the payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare.
But he has also proposed more than $1 trillion in cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. And he has urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act, which improved Medicare benefits and solvency.
As the pandemic has worsened, we have seen an abject failure to protect nursing home residents and workers, who represent 40% of all COVID deaths. Never in our organization's history have we seen such a consistent level of threats to the health and retirement security of America's workers and retirees.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will fight for older Americans and their earned benefits:
During his convention speech, Biden called Social Security and Medicare "sacred obligations," and vowed to protect both programs. He understands that they are essential to seniors' well-being — even more so during the COVID crisis. The Biden plan for Social Security would expand benefits, lifting an additional half a million seniors out of poverty by 2030. He wants to add dental, vision, and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare — and reduce what seniors pay for prescription drugs by allowing the government to negotiate prices with Big Pharma. He has proposed a groundbreaking, $775 billion plan to assist caregivers for the elderly and children. Finally, the former Vice President would strengthen — not decimate — the Affordable Care Act.
After nearly four decades of fighting to protect American seniors, the National Committee has determined that many older Americans cannot afford — let alone survive — another four years of President Trump.
There is no doubt that the most effective way to protect and strengthen the federal government's commitment to older Americans is to elect Joe Biden as president.
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Max Richtman
President & CEO
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