Friend,

The Sacramento Bee just published an article that basically advocated for
the GOP’s plan to cut Social Security by as much as 30%.(1)

The military budget just surpassed $800 billion a year.(2) Donald Trump
oversaw $2.3 trillion in tax cuts during his administration, mostly to the
wealthy and corporations.(3) Now the GOP wants senior citizens to foot the
bill?!

In last night’s State of the Union, President Biden got Republicans to
promise to protect Social Security -- but off camera, Republicans are
singing a very different tune.(4) The MAGA Republicans are using the debt
ceiling fight as an opening to cut essential programs that we’ve already
paid for, including Social Security. We are rallying hundreds of thousands
of people to demand that our representatives pledge not to touch these
programs.

[ [link removed] ]Sign our petition now demanding that Congress pledge to not cut Social
Security!

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The GOP’s idea to cut Social Security is draconian. The plan would not
only increase the retirement age to 70, but it could potentially lower the
average benefit of $1,827 to less than $1,300.(5)

Let’s be clear: Social Security pays for itself. It’s our money that we’ve
paid in over the years, to be available to us in retirement.

But MAGA Republicans are calling it “fat and garbage.”(6) And they’re
playing a terrible game of chicken with our government in order to kill
the program.

We need Democrats and moderate Republicans to stand strong and refuse to
cut essential social services in the name of raising the debt ceiling.
Will you sign on today?

[ [link removed] ]Click here to sign our petition calling on Congress to hold strong for
Social Security!

[ [link removed] ]SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN

Yours in the fight to protect essential services,

Irene, along with Annie, Isidra, Lindsay, Mai, Mai, Raquel, and Scottie
(and the rest of the Courage team)

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