John,

On Tuesday, President Biden will address a joint session of Congress, giving his constitutionally-required State of the Union address.

What will you be watching for at the State of the Union?

With the U.S. Department of Treasury exercising extraordinary measures to pay America’s bills right now because Republicans have taken routine administrative legislation called the “debt limit” hostage, we’re hoping that President Biden will deliver a clear message: When Republicans hold a gun to the world economy, that’s not a negotiation.

Republicans know that their goal of defunding & dismantling Social Security and Medicare will never win the support of the American people―that’s why they create crises over the debt ceiling whenever there’s a Democrat in the White House. The debt ceiling was increased three times while Donald Trump was President―and it was never a negotiation. Republicans want Americans to believe that we can’t afford the benefits we earn throughout our working lives. It’s a lie―this is the richest country on earth, at the richest point in our history.

Senator Bernie Sanders is close to introducing a new bill, The Social Security Expansion Act of 2023, that will put Social Security on solid financial footing for the next 75 years, while increasing benefits for everyone. All he does is insist that millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share.

More than 200 members of Congress have already taken the pledge, promising never to cut Social Security or Medicare. In his State of the Union address, President Biden should put that question to every member of Congress: Can you promise your constituents that you will never cut Social Security or Medicare?

Sign our petition to President Biden: Challenge every Member of Congress to take the Social Security pledge in your State of the Union address.

We’ve let the White House know that we’re sending them this petition, and we’re going to send them the signatures. Please, make sure that we have too many signatures to ignore.

Thanks,

Michael Phelan
Social Security Works

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