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John,
Here’s an update: After an all-night voting session, Democrats adopted the $3.5 trillion budget resolution that is the first step towards Medicare expansion!
We were on guard and in touch with hill offices, and as a result, Republicans didn’t even try to sneak in a vote on Mitt Romney’s Social Security-cutting TRUST Act.
This is a clear victory. But deficit hawks will keep circling. The debt limit will need to be voted on in September, and Republicans like Lindsey Graham are already demanding cuts to Social Security and Medicare to raise it. Chip in $7 to stay vigilant!
Together, we’re going to expand Medicare and Social Security!
Read more about last night’s vote-a-rama process in Michael’s email, below.
Thanks,
Alex Lawson
Social Security Works
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John,
The Senate passed a historic budget resolution today that would, among other things, allocate funds to expand Medicare’s coverage to include dental, hearing and vision. The budget resolution was just the beginning. We need to keep fighting until the bill is on Joe Biden’s desk.
Thanks to your pressure, we’re going to expand Medicare this year. Chip in $7 to keep up the pressure!
Now that the budget resolution has passed, the Senate is in the midst of its “vote-a-rama,” where they take a rapid series of votes to amend the resolution. As I’m writing this, we’re tracking 726 different amendments, most of which are non-binding messaging amendments. But we need to remain vigilant, because Mitt Romney could bring back his Social Security-cutting TRUST Act in the middle of the night, just like he did during the last vote-a-rama.
Social Security Works is pre-emptively reaching out to Senate offices to make sure that they don’t fall for Mitt’s trap. Donate today to protect Social Security from Mitt Romney, and to expand Medicare this year!
Thanks,
Michael Phelan
Social Security Works
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