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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 6:16 PM

Sara Gideon

Susan Collins is going to have unlimited dark money on her side to try to cling to power. John, Yesterday, Mainers went to the polls and nominated Maine Speaker of the House Sara Gideon to take on Susan Collins this November. With our help, Sara is going to win. Susa…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 14, 2020 at 6:07 PM

Re: Jared vs. Fauci

This has Jared Kushner’s fingerprints all over it. John, The White House is in damage control mode. But instead of addressing the record number of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Trump administration is running a PR campaign―reacting to Trump’s sinking poll nu…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 13, 2020 at 8:36 PM

Jared vs. Fauci

This has Jared Kushner’s fingerprints all over it. John, We need Dr. Fauci. Over the weekend, anonymous Trump staffers activated a smear campaign in the press about Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. With…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
July 12, 2020 at 5:46 PM

Re: We are going to replace Joni Ernst and Steve King with people who understand Social Security

J.D. and Theresa will make a powerful team in Congress representing Iowa and millions of Social Security recipients across the country. Together, let's help them get there. John, A blue wave this November goes through Iowa. And not just for President, but to exp…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
July 11, 2020 at 3:07 PM

We are going to replace Joni Ernst and Steve King with people who understand Social Security

J.D. and Theresa will make a powerful team in Congress representing Iowa and millions of Social Security recipients across the country. Together, let's help them get there. John, Iowa is on the cusp of real change. But to make that change a reality, we’re gonna …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 6:35 PM

Re: Fix the glitch

Tell Congress: Protect 4 million Americans from having their Social Security benefits cut due to COVID-19. Pass the Social Security COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act today! John, The differences couldn’t be more stark. In the midst of the pandemic, you have on…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 9, 2020 at 6:58 PM

SIGN NOW: Don’t let the pandemic cut the Social Security benefits of millions of Americans

Tell Congress: Protect 4 million Americans from having their Social Security benefits cut due to COVID-19. Pass the Social Security COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act today! Tell Congress: "Protect 4 million Americans from having their Social Security bene…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 5:31 PM

Re: A sneaky benefit cut due to COVID-19

Congress should amend Social Security’s indexing of earnings so that it does not result in lower benefits no matter what is happening with aggregate wages nationwide. John, Yesterday, Nancy raised the alarm about a sneaky way that the pandemic could cut Social Securi…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 7, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Congress must act now to fix a Social Security glitch and expand, not cut, benefits

Congress should amend Social Security’s indexing of earnings so that it does not result in lower benefits no matter what is happening with aggregate wages nationwide. John, The unprecedented conditions of the pandemic-fueled economic crisis have given enemies o…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 6, 2020 at 6:09 PM

White House officials hope Americans will grow numb to the escalating death toll and learn to accept tens of thousands of new cases a day

Donald Trump may have given up, but Social Security Works will never stop fighting to FORCE our government to stand up for seniors! John, This week, America will diagnose its three millionth case of COVID-19, with no sign of improvement. The Trump administratio…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 4:42 PM

Add your name: the Senate must act to ensure our nurses have masks

Tell the Senate: pass legislation to ensure our nurses have access to clean masks Tell Congress: "We must scale up production and distribution of PPE in the next COVID-19 bill. The Senate must take swift action to increase the number of masks created, and e…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 5:00 PM

50,000 new cases in one day

Donald Trump is making everything worse. John, "I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think at some point that's going to, sort of, just disappear, I hope." -Donald J. Trump, July 1, 2020 Donald Trump is making everything worse. As the P…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 5:06 PM

The nursing home crisis is all Trump’s fault

We need to pass the HEROES Act now and address the nursing home crisis! SIGN NOW: "Congress must pass the HEROES Act and protect nursing homes from Donald Trump’s mismanagement, which has killed more than 50,000 seniors." ADD YOUR VOICE …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
June 30, 2020 at 5:57 PM

Now we know who will beat Mitch McConnell

McConnell has been the most destructive force in American politics for the past decade. John, The results of Kentucky’s primary are finally in, and now we know who will beat Mitch McConnell this November: Former fighter pilot Amy McGrath. McConnell has been perha…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 28, 2020 at 4:33 PM

We need masks, not another Trump-created culture war

Add your name, let's get state and local governments to enact commonsense rules to make mask-wearing mandatory when engaging in commerce. Tell State & Local Governments: "Masks are essential to re-opening local economies while preventing the spread of …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 28, 2020 at 4:33 PM

We need masks, not another Trump-created culture war

Add your name, let's get state and local governments to enact commonsense rules to make mask-wearing mandatory when engaging in commerce. Tell State & Local Governments: "Masks are essential to re-opening local economies while preventing the spread of …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 27, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Re: Trump’s response to a record-breaking # of COVID cases

We have the worst response in the WORLD to this pandemic, and instead of trying to fix that, the Trump administration is obsessed with destroying the Affordable Care Act, which is currently all that’s standing between 23 million people and going uninsured John, …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 5:06 PM

Trump’s response to a record-breaking # of COVID cases

We have the worst response in the WORLD to this pandemic, and instead of trying to fix that, the Trump administration is obsessed with destroying the Affordable Care Act, which is currently all that’s standing between 23 million people and going uninsured John, …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 25, 2020 at 4:01 PM

RESIGN: Trump’s Social Security Commissioner is a pandemic profiteer

It’s up to us to demand Commissioner Saul’s resignation. Tell Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul: "No public official should profit off of pandemic-related insider information. We demand your immediate resignation as Social Security A…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 24, 2020 at 4:45 PM

Vote by Mail

Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, and Washington all already hold their elections entirely by mail. There are systems to make it safe, secure, and easy―but the other 45 states (and DC) need funding to prepare NOW. John, Another Election Day, another flood of imag…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 23, 2020 at 5:22 PM

Vote by Mail

Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, and Washington all already hold their elections entirely by mail. There are systems to make it safe, secure, and easy―but the other 45 states (and DC) need funding to prepare NOW. John, It’s another pandemic election day in Americ…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 21, 2020 at 3:34 PM

Let’s make online voter registration available to every American

Every American needs the ability to register to vote online. Tell your State Legislators and Election Officials: "In the midst of the pandemic, many in-person voter registration sites remain closed—and if states don’t respond quickly, this could prevent a m…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 20, 2020 at 2:46 PM

Update: Lies on Facebook!

Seniors have awakened to the nightmare Trump’s presidency has been. John, This week, Donald Trump finally went too far for Facebook. After debuting a series of ads featuring a symbol used by Nazis, Facebook actually took down some of Trump’s ads. But Facebook …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 18, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Trump is spending $1 million per week on Facebook ads

Seniors have awakened to the nightmare Trump’s presidency has been. John, Donald Trump’s campaign has spent about $1 million per month over the past year on Facebook ads. The content has largely been his usual blend of xenophobic braggodocio, along with scam co…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 17, 2020 at 6:26 PM

Republicans work for Wall Street, not America.

These are exactly the conditions COVID-19 needs to spread like wildfire. Eighteen deaths an hour. Over 3,000 deaths a week. Over 50,000 deaths in less than five months. Over 45,000 Americans in nursing homes have died since the start of the pandemic. It didn’t…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 16, 2020 at 4:20 PM

SIGN NOW: Medicare for All is the solution to fixing our broken for-profit health care system

2.1 million people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and the bill is going to be huge. Tell Congress: "With over 2.1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S., medical bills are starting to hit U.S. households. A pandemic should not be an opportu…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 14, 2020 at 5:40 PM

Tell the Senate: Democracy demands that we can vote by mail

This is the perfect storm of national crises. Donald Trump is sowing the seeds of hate while simultaneously laying the groundwork to dispute the outcome of November’s election. Tell the Senate: "In order to make our voices heard this November, we must have…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 13, 2020 at 12:15 PM

Trump’s poll numbers

Because of Trump’s inaction on the pandemic, the war on seniors has a body count John, Donald Trump put Social Security and Medicare cuts in every single one of his budget proposals. Now he’s holding giant rallies in the middle of a pandemic that’s killing tens …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 12, 2020 at 7:41 PM

They’re taking advantage

We’re fighting back, and we’re winning. John, On the same day that the police violently cracked down on peaceful protesters outside the White House, 60 of Wall Street’s favorite members of the House decided that the time was right to draw a line in the sand abou…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 11, 2020 at 2:59 PM

UPDATE: 60 Reps called for closed-door cuts to Social Security!

What he calls the “payroll tax cut” is code for cutting FICA, through which working Americans and our employers pay into our Social Security system. John, Last week, 60 members of the House of Representatives―including Republicans and a number of Wall Street Democrat…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 10, 2020 at 6:07 PM

UPDATE: 60 Reps called for closed-door cuts to Social Security

What he calls the “payroll tax cut” is code for cutting FICA, through which working Americans and our employers pay into our Social Security system. John, Last week, 60 members of the House of Representatives―including Republicans and a number of Wall Street Democrat…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 9, 2020 at 6:12 PM

Donald Trump doesn’t have any new ideas

What he calls the “payroll tax cut” is code for cutting FICA, through which working Americans and our employers pay into our Social Security system. John, Last Friday, Donald Trump once again called for a “payroll tax cut” at a press conference. With racial justice …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 8:11 PM

Re: Mitt Romney is up to something

We can’t allow the right-wing to use pandemic deficit fearmongering to achieve their long-held goals of cutting Social Security and Medicare. John, There are 630 billionaires in America who collectively hold $3.5 trillion in wealth―an amount that has only been g…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 4, 2020 at 7:07 PM

Mitt Romney is up to something

We can’t allow the right-wing to use pandemic deficit fearmongering to achieve their long-held goals of cutting Social Security and Medicare. John, While the Senate is dragging its feet, the US economy continues to crater. Experts predict that the economic contr…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 3, 2020 at 5:13 PM

Re: 60 Representatives call for Social Security cuts behind closed doors?!?

With simultaneous crises gripping the nation, 60 members of Congress released a bipartisan letter in support of creating closed-door commissions to cut Social Security and Medicare. John, Nearly 1,500 people died of COVID-19 yesterday. More than 40 million Ameri…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 2, 2020 at 5:15 PM

60 Representatives call for Social Security cuts behind closed doors?!?

With simultaneous crises gripping the nation, 60 members of Congress released a bipartisan letter in support of creating closed-door commissions to cut Social Security and Medicare. John, More than 105,000 people have died from a deadly pandemic―including more t…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 31, 2020 at 12:15 PM

If the Trump administration were as dedicated to fighting the coronavirus as they are to destroying Social Security and Medicare, we might not have 40 million newly unemployed and more than 100,000 deaths.

Americans need help. Rent is due tomorrow, and the $1200 folks received months ago is long gone. John, If the Trump administration were as dedicated to fighting the coronavirus as they are to destroying Social Security and Medicare, we might not have 40 million …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 30, 2020 at 3:16 PM

SIGN NOW: In the absence of leadership from the White House, it’s up to Congress to deliver PPE to frontline health care workers.

In the absence of leadership from the White House, it’s up to Congress to immediately pass the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act to create a central, transparent system for procuring and distributing medical supplies during the pandemic. Tell Cong…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 28, 2020 at 6:38 PM

Re: One-third of COVID-19 deaths are seniors in nursing homes

Since this pandemic began, seniors have been under attack. John, It’s a solemn week with the U.S. COVID-19 death toll passing 100,000. Republicans' lack of urgency is putting more people at risk every day―especially seniors in nursing homes who make up one-thir…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 4:57 PM

Liability

Since this pandemic began, seniors have been under attack. John, Some time today, America will pass 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. Of those 100,000 deaths, 37,000 have been seniors in nursing homes. Long-term care and nursing home facilities have lacked the nec…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 24, 2020 at 2:47 PM

Add your name! End Big Pharma monopolies now!

We must never become numb to those numbers. Tell Trump and Congress: "End monopolies on life-saving drugs, and pass the COVID-19 Emergency Manufacturing Act now. We must ensure treatments and vaccines are available at a fair price to everyone." ADD …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 23, 2020 at 2:19 PM

Guess what? People hate the Eagle Plan.

Seniors are rightfully furious at Donald Trump John, Several of Donald Trump’s advisors, including Jared Kushner, support the so-called “Eagle Plan” which would give people cash, but only if they forfeit a portion of their future Social Security benefits. At So…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 5:27 PM

The TRUST Act is Back

If Republicans care about the American people, especially seniors, they’d be passing legislation to get PPE to essential workers, help the unemployed, and rush assistance to the nursing homes that are turning into death traps. John, Together, we’ve mobilized hard aga…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 6:49 PM

Put the Eagle plan in the trash, where it belongs

Trump is letting seniors die by the tens of thousands in nursing homes by holding hostage desperately needed testing and protective equipment to his demand to defund the Social Security benefits that millions of Americans rely upon. John, For most of us, the coro…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Re: The trap is getting even biggger.

Donald Trump wants to get rid of that funding, then use it as an excuse to destroy these programs! John, There’s no disguising it: The Trump administration isn’t interested in fighting the pandemic, they’re just interested in using it as cover to destroy sacred …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 6:06 PM

The trap is getting even biggger.

Donald Trump wants to get rid of that funding, then use it as an excuse to destroy these programs! John, Social Security and Medicare are funded by dedicated contributions that working people make with every paycheck. Donald Trump wants to get rid of that fundin…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 8:28 PM

We’ve got a health care emergency.

Medicare should cover all treatment for the uninsured and cover all out-of-pocket costs for those with public or private insurance for as long as the pandemic continues―including coronavirus testing and an eventual vaccine. Tell Congress: “Make Medicare avai…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 17, 2020 at 2:27 PM

Re: “There’s stuff going on behind the scenes”

Donald Trump is dead set on defunding and destroying our Social Security system. John, Yesterday we wrote to you about Trump’s attempt to defund our Social Security system. Even as the pandemic-fueled economic crisis deepens, we’re already starting to hear predictabl…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 16, 2020 at 2:20 PM

“There’s stuff going on behind the scenes”

Donald Trump is dead set on defunding and destroying our Social Security system. John, Donald Trump is dead set on defunding and destroying our Social Security system. How do we know? He and his advisors won’t stop talking about a “payroll tax cut”―a stimulus m…
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  Alex Lawson via Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 5:27 PM

Marc Goldwein is one of the worst people in DC.

John, Marc Goldwein is one of the worst people in DC. He’s not very famous, but he’s a Senior Vice President at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, one of the many billionaire-funded DC think tanks that have promoted cutting Social Security and Medic…
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