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  Linda Benesch, · [email protected]
August 16, 2019 at 1:52 PM

Re: The Koch brothers are coming

As the Koch brothers gear up for another assault on Social Security, we need to band together as a movement. John, This week, our Social Security system celebrated its 84th birthday! But behind the scenes, the same moneyed interests that have been undermining it are …
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 15, 2019 at 4:54 PM

The Koch brothers are coming

As the Koch brothers gear up for another assault on Social Security, we need to band together as a movement. John, The Koch brothers recently rolled out their latest campaign to destroy our Social Security system, partnering with tax scam architect Stephen Moore…
  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 14, 2019 at 4:11 PM

84 glorious years of Social Security

Even though we are living in polarized political times, this is one issue on which most of us agree. John, Eighty-four years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. He advised future generations to continue building on the pro…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 13, 2019 at 7:23 PM

What does the Secretary of Labor have to do with Social Security?

We need people in charge of Social Security who are loyal to the American people, not Donald Trump and Wall Street. We have no confidence that Eugene Scalia will be on the right side. Tell the Senate: "Donald Trump just nominated a Secretary of Labor who ha…
  Ady Barkan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 12, 2019 at 6:50 PM

[Signature requested] An important message for ABC and Univision

Since the moment I was diagnosed with ALS in 2016, my family and I have been wading through a mess of insurance paperwork, doctors’ bills, and prescription drugs. I’ve seen firsthand the dysfunction of our health care system. Tell the hosts of the next 2020 …
  Linda Benesch, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 10, 2019 at 1:32 PM

Re: Generational warfare is a scam

Expanding Social Security is critical for millennials and small business owners—and especially for millennial small business owners. John, Republicans are bringing out the same tired talking points on Social Security as the House moves closer to passing the 2100…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 9, 2019 at 5:36 PM

Generational warfare is a scam

Expanding Social Security is critical for millennials and small business owners—and especially for millennial small business owners. John-- Expanding Social Security is critical for millennials and small business owners—and especially for millennial small busin…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 8, 2019 at 2:57 PM

Re: ADD YOUR NAME: Become a grassroots co-signers of the Social Security 2100 Act today!

We built a movement. Now we are flexing our muscles. John, We're at a turning point. This fall, the House will vote on Social Security expansion. This is the culmination of a decade of work, as we changed the conversation on Social Security from "How do we affo…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 7, 2019 at 2:46 PM

7 more votes to expand Social Security

It's not a giveaway. It ensures that Americans receive the benefits that they have already earned. Tell the House of Representatives: "Pass the Social Security 2100 Act this year to protect and expand the earned benefits of millions of Americans. When the …
  Linda Benesch, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 6, 2019 at 3:46 PM

Re: Defeat the latest Koch brothers campaign before it gets off the ground

It’s because of the success of our movement to expand Social Security that the Kochs are investing in a counternarrative. It’s up to us to keep up the pressure and continue sharing the truth about Social Security: That it WORKS. John, In 1980, David Koch ran on t…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 5, 2019 at 7:36 PM

Defeat the latest Koch brothers campaign before it gets off the ground

It’s because of the success of our movement to expand Social Security that the Kochs are investing in a counternarrative. It’s up to us to keep up the pressure and continue sharing the truth about Social Security: That it WORKS. John, The billionaire Koch brother…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 3, 2019 at 2:33 PM

New Koch-funded attack on Social Security

Tell Congress: "Expand, don't privatize Social Security. We will not stand by while the Koch brothers and Wall Street launch yet another campaign to privatize Social Security!" ADD YOUR VOICE John, The Koch brothers and their allies are …
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 2, 2019 at 2:50 PM

Tell Democrats: Take the pledge to reject all pharma contributions

John, So far, just Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have made the pledge to reject big pharma and insurer campaign bribes. We need to get louder. Tell every single Democrat with sights on the White House that they MUST take the pledge to reject any campaign contri…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 1, 2019 at 6:04 PM

What went unsaid at the debates

This is what a movement can do. John, I sat through all six hours of debates this week. And you know what nobody proposed? Cutting Social Security. That’s because something stunning has happened over the last decade: Our movement successfully changed the conve…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 31, 2019 at 4:39 PM

CNN moderators are offering the American people a false choice

The health care industry is paying Jake Tapper’s salary. John, On the 54th birthday of Medicare, health care took center stage in last night’s Democratic presidential debate, with moderators skirting the substance of Medicare for All to focus narrowly on the costs (wh…
  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 30, 2019 at 6:47 PM

54 years of Medicare

Medicare for All means that seniors get to keep their hard-earned benefits instead of turning them over to big pharma and other for-profit corporations. John, Fifty-four years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law. Over half a century later, Medi…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 28, 2019 at 2:11 PM

Re: Together, we can repeal the Trump tax giveaway and help families make ends meet

it's time to flip the tax giveaway on its head and give working families a boost! John, We need to make America work for everyone. For too long, things have been tilted toward the wealthy. It's time to flip things back. ADD YOUR NAME: Support the BOOST Act and p…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 27, 2019 at 2:32 PM

Together, we can repeal the Trump tax giveaway and help families make ends meet

it's time to flip the tax giveaway on its head and give working families a boost! Tell Congress: "Half of all U.S. families are either living in poverty or are one paycheck away from poverty. Pass the BOOST Act to lift 20 million people out of poverty and p…
  Michael Phelan via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
July 26, 2019 at 1:16 PM

Goodnight, Mitch! It's time to go!

Mitch McConnell says it out loud: Republicans are gunning for Social Security, Medicare and Obamacare next John, The GOP plan to destroy Social Security is no secret. Mitch McConnell told reporters all about it last fall: And again just this week: Let’s …
  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 25, 2019 at 5:54 PM

My testimony to the Ways & Means Committee

Social Security Works and our members have led the fight to protect and expand Social Security―and now we’re close to the first expansion of Social Security since the Nixon Administration. John, I had the honor of testifying before the full Ways & Means Commi…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 24, 2019 at 4:27 PM

This email isn’t about Robert Mueller

This hearing couldn’t be more critical. Will we allow conservative think tanks and Wall Street traders to control the narrative around Social Security―telling us that this beloved program is going broke and that we have to cut our earned benefits to save John, …
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 3:33 PM

UPDATE: History

This hearing is a firm rebuke to the decades-long “Leninist Strategy” on the right to debase our Social Security system and replace it with risky Wall Street speculation This is a big, historic week. And we’ve got an exciting announcement: Social Security Works’ Presi…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 22, 2019 at 8:55 PM

Not since the Nixon administration

This hearing is a firm rebuke to the decades-long “Leninist Strategy” on the right to debase our Social Security system and replace it with risky Wall Street speculation John, History is going to be made in the halls of Congress this week. For the first time sinc…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 20, 2019 at 1:35 PM

UPDATE: Who’s rejecting pharma bribes?

Even Donald Trump ran on reining in big pharma―only to turn around and appoint a predatory pharmaceutical executive to his cabinet. John, Big pharma and big insurance wield incredible power in the halls of Congress. Through intense lobbying efforts and direct an…
  Linda Benesch, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 19, 2019 at 1:52 PM

Trump’s re-election would embolden him and McConnell in their mission to cut Social Security

If we aren’t successful in defeating Trump in 2020 and ditching Mitch McConnell as Senate Leader, our movement to expand Social Security could be set back a generation. John, The media is starting to hear us.1 DONATE $5 NOW Donald Trump and …
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 18, 2019 at 4:52 PM

Tell Democrats: Take the pledge to reject all pharma contributions

Tell Democrats running for President in 2020: "Every day, big pharma and big insurance are profiting off patients’ pain. Prove that you work for people, not corporations, by pledging not to take any campaign contributions over $200 from pharma and insuranc…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 1:29 PM

Medicare for All is not risky

We can make Medicare for All a reality, but only when millions of us stand together and push back against the misinformation. With our voices together, we can ensure ALL of the Democrats running for President are united in support of Medicare for All. Tell C…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 16, 2019 at 4:24 PM

BFD: Biden calls for expanding Social Security

Activism works! We’re uniting the voices of our national movement to expand Social Security, enact Medicare for All, and lower prescription drug prices. John, Yesterday, Joe Biden finally made it clear where he stands on Social Security. “We should be increasin…
  Michael Phelan Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 14, 2019 at 4:37 PM

Re: HISTORY: "neutralize elderly voters"

The right wing called for a “Leninist Strategy on Social Security” back in 1983. And reading it today, much of that strategy looks just like reality. John, Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are using the massive cost of their tax scam as an excuse to undermine co…
  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 13, 2019 at 5:09 PM

HISTORY: "neutralize elderly voters"?!?

The right wing called for a “Leninist Strategy on Social Security” back in 1983. And reading it today, much of that strategy looks just like reality. John, Social Security is the most popular and effective program in America. That’s why Wall Street has spent mor…
  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 13, 2019 at 1:47 PM

HISTORY: "neutralize elderly voters"

The right wing called for a “Leninist Strategy on Social Security” back in 1983. And reading it today, much of that strategy looks just like reality. John, Social Security is the most popular and effective program in America. That’s why Wall Street has spent mor…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 11, 2019 at 2:19 PM

Re: SEND CONGRESS A LETTER: We need 7 more votes

When passed, the Social Security 2100 Act would represent the most significant update to Social Security since 1983 John, Together, we’re demanding that Congress pass significant legislation to protect and expand Social Security. We are just seven votes away fro…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 10, 2019 at 1:09 PM

SEND CONGRESS A LETTER: We need 7 more votes

When passed, the Social Security 2100 Act would represent the most significant update to Social Security since 1983 John, While Republicans are busy demonizing Social Security and spreading falsehoods about a mythical Social Security “crisis,” we’re building sup…
  Alex, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 6, 2019 at 6:10 PM

The 22nd Century

At a time when stagnant wages have left Americans with fewer options in retirement, this bill would be a godsend. John, We’re closer to expanding Social Security than ever before. It’s underreported, amid Donald Trump chaos and corruption, but a specific Social…
  Alex, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 6, 2019 at 1:52 PM

expand social security

At a time when stagnant wages have left Americans with fewer options in retirement, this bill would be a godsend. John, We’re closer to expanding Social Security than ever before. It’s underreported, amid Donald Trump chaos and corruption, but a specific Social…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 4, 2019 at 10:33 PM

Lies... about Social Security!

Social Security is an all-American success, and this Fourth of July, we’re standing together to fight BACK. Chip in $4 for the 4th! John, There are two kinds of people who want to cut Social Security—liars, and people who believe the lies. They’ve h…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 4, 2019 at 6:02 PM

Lies... about Social Security!

Social Security is an all-American success, and this Fourth of July, we’re standing together to fight BACK. Chip in $4 for the 4th! John, There are two kinds of people who want to cut Social Security—liars, and people who believe the lies. They’ve h…
  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 4, 2019 at 1:27 PM

Lies about Social Security

Social Security is an all-American success, and this Fourth of July, we’re standing together to fight BACK. Chip in $4 for the 4th! John, There are two kinds of people who want to cut Social Security—liars, and people who believe the lies. They’ve h…
  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 3, 2019 at 4:48 PM

Grandma’s not the enemy

The “tyrants” are the billionaire class, ideologically opposed to contributing their fair share to the common good, and the politicians they finance. John, President Franklin Roosevelt famously remarked about attacks on Social Security, “It is an old strategy of…
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 30, 2019 at 4:39 PM

What if Fox News was the only news site that could load quickly?

As the Trump Administration bangs the drums for a war with Iran, it’s important to step back and look at our priorities. Tell your Senator: "I’m urging you to cosponsor the Save the Internet Act, and to call on Majority Leader McConnell to allow a vote on …
  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 29, 2019 at 3:23 PM

No questions about Social Security in the first two Democratic debates:

When we rise up together, we can make progressive change that lifts up all U.S. families. John, This week, Democratic candidates for president began to lay out their plans to defeat Donald Trump and move our country forward. But notably absent from this week’s d…