Friend,

For 86 years, Social Security has made each payment in full and on time to millions of beneficiaries. But, because of rising levels of income and wealth inequality, and because the wealthy don’t pay their fair share into Social Security, the future of our earned benefits is under threat.

The good news is that Social Security can continue to pay 100% of benefits owed for more than a decade; however, unless changes are made, it’ll only provide around 91% of benefits for the subsequent 25 years and then 85% of benefits for the next 50 years after that.

We’ve been told by the right-wing and by Wall Street fat cats that the only way to “save” Social Security is to cut benefits. But, the reality is that we can expand benefits and extend the lifespan of the Trust Fund when the wealthy start paying their fair share. That’s why I’m an original co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act―to fulfill the promise of our Social Security system, extend the lifespan of the Social Security trust fund, and reduce inequality.

Will you join me and 90% of House Democrats in supporting this critical legislation? Click here to become a grassroots co-sponsor.

Social Security supports 65 million Americans each year―and it provides the majority of income for about 40% of beneficiaries.

Over the years, we’ve expanded Social Security to cover surviving spouses and children, and people with disabilities. Now, it’s time to expand Social Security again. This includes:

• Increasing benefits across the board for all Social Security beneficiaries
• Improving the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) so that it reflects the inflation actually experienced by seniors
• Ensuring that no one retires into poverty after a full career of work by improving benefits for long-serving, low-wage workers
• Improving benefits for widows and widowers from two-income households
• Restoring student benefits up to age 22 for dependent children
• Increasing access to benefits for children living with grandparents
• Repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, (WEP/GPO) which have prevented public servants from receiving their full Social Security benefits
• Ending the five-month waiting period to receive disability benefits
• Increasing benefits for the oldest beneficiaries, those who have been receiving benefits for 20 years or more
• Providing caregiver credits to ensure that people are not penalized in retirement for taking time out of the workforce to care for children or other dependents
• Ending the disability benefit cliff
• Providing a tax cut for middle-income beneficiaries
• Ensuring that millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share by applying FICA to earnings above $400,000

Social Security is the most successful social program in our country’s history. It’s time that we protect and strengthen it for current and future generations―paid for by finally making the wealthy pay their fair share.

Click here to join me and become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act―the signature piece of legislation this session of Congress to protect and expand Social Security.

Thank you for all that you do for our families and communities.

Always serving you,

Rashida