John,

Republicans are getting cocky.

With voter suppression bills in place in key swing states, and polling showing that voters are blaming President Biden for a pandemic prolonged by right-wing disinformation and inflation caused by corporate greed, Republicans are growing louder about what they plan to do if they gain power in this year’s midterms:¹  

The last time they were in power, Republicans gave a massive tax cut to the wealthy. Now, they’re crying crocodile tears about debt — as an excuse to demand cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

Mitt Romney has begun talking up his Trump-era scheme, the TRUST Act, to create a fast-tracked, closed-door, filibuster-proof commission to cut Social Security and Medicare. And Sen. Rick Scott, the head of the committee in charge of electing Republicans to the Senate , released a proposal yesterday that pledges to raise taxes on seniors — a backdoor Social Security cut. Sen. Scott, whose company committed the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history,² is clearly committed to continuing the Republican war on seniors past the Trump administration.

We have about 9 months until voting begins. Everyone who casts a ballot in 2022 needs to know that Social Security and Medicare are on the ballot! Can you become a member of Social Security Works today to fund our publicity campaign?

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¹ https://rollcall.com/2022/02/22/social-security-fixes-could-animate-post-midterms-agenda/
² https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/03/florida-democratic-party/rick-scott-rick-scott-oversaw-largest-medicare-fra/