SIGN THE PETITION: REJECT THE NEW REPUBLICAN PLAN TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

CNBC reports that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) has launched a new Republican attempt to cut Social Security and Medicare -- this time shrouded in secrecy, using a closed-door process to hide what they're doing from the public. Shamefully, some Democrats are giving Republicans political cover by participating.

The PCCC has been a leader since 2012 in the fight to expand Social Security and Medicare benefits, not cut them. Over the years, more than 730,000 PCCC members have taken action on this issue -- signing petitions, calling members of Congress, putting candidates on the spot, and much more.

Sign the petition: Members of Congress -- especially Democrats -- should reject Republican Mitt Romney's plan to cut Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors.

Politicians don’t shut the door when they’re trying to do something popular. Republicans know the public does not support cutting Social Security.

This latest scheme is a rehashed version of the overwhelmingly unpopular "Romney-Ryan" plan Romney put forward in 2012 before losing the presidential election to Barack Obama.

This is not happening in a vacuum. Newsweek reported just weeks ago that "After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut and signing off on a $675 billion budget for the Department of Defense, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security."

Vox reports that "Trump said he wouldn’t cut Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare. His 2020 budget cuts all 3." Vox adds that Social Security cuts have "been in every single one of Trump’s budget proposals to Congress since the president came to office."

This also is not happening because there's no alternative. Democrats have proposed plans to protect and expand Social Security that would extend the lifespan of the trust fund beyond the year 2100 -- paid for by having big corporations and the rich pay their fair share. One such plan called the "Social Security 2100 Act" has 208 cosponsors.

It is especially shameful that several Democrats are aiding and abetting Republicans because expanding Social Security good policy and good politics. Research done by our sister organization the Progressive Change Institute showed that in 2018, 65% of Democrats elected to the House for the first time called for some version of expanding Social Security or Medicare For All.

Tell Congress -- especially Democrats -- to reject Mitt Romney's new Republican push to cut Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors. Any debate over the future of Social Security must be done in the light of day where the American people can see it, and the American people’s voices can be heard. Sign the petition here.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team

P.S. Read PCCC co-founder Stephanie Taylor's op-ed on how expanding Social Security went from ‘economic fantasy’ to mainstream talking point in 3 short years. Check it out here!

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