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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 22, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Re: Beware of the TRUST Act

Remember: Republicans only care about the debt when Democrats are in power. John, We are on red alert: Erik Wasson @elwasson DEBT CEILING : @LindseyGrahamSC tells us he could vote to raise debt ceiling if he gets a Social Security and Me…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 21, 2021 at 3:49 PM

Lindsey Graham has a plan

Remember: Republicans only care about the debt when Democrats are in power. John, The Debt Ceiling has no reason to exist. When combined with the filibuster, its only utility is to give a nihilistic minority party the ability to sabotage and extort the governing…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 18, 2021 at 4:33 PM

SOAR with us

John, This year, Social Security Works rolled out a grassroots training program called SOAR, to give people the tools to organize and advocate in their communities. Sign up for the SOAR virtual training course today! SIGN UP This on-demand course wi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 17, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Re: Now is the moment to walk the walk, to add action to the rhetoric.

Like FDR, Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress understand the importance of we, the people, to the strength and success of our country John, I wanted to make sure that you saw Nancy’s email yesterday. She discusses how, when Social Security was established…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 16, 2021 at 6:32 PM

FDR’s vision for Social Security

Like FDR, Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress understand the importance of we, the people, to the strength and success of our country John, When President Biden spoke at the Democratic convention nearly a year ago, he pledged to follow in the footsteps of …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 15, 2021 at 8:20 PM

Protect Seniors and People with Disabilities!

A lack of investment in our care economy has left seniors and people with disabilities without the ability to stay in their homes and stay active in their communities. Tell Congress: "The care economy is the foundation of our economy, supporting millions of…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 14, 2021 at 4:26 PM

SIGN NOW: Get Medicare Expansion across the finish line!

We need to keep pushing to improve and expand Medicare! John, Last night, Democrats agreed to a deal that would provide a huge boost to Medicare! There’s still details to work out, but right now, the deal includes expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental, and h…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 12, 2021 at 6:07 PM

ICYMI: President Biden fired Saul and Black.

This is a victory for seniors, people with disabilities, and anyone who plans to retire one day. It is worth celebrating. John, On Friday afternoon, President Biden fired Trump’s hand-picked Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul and his Trump-ap…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 10, 2021 at 4:41 PM

Glasses, Dentures, & Hearing aids!

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is working with Senator Bernie Sanders to include Medicare expansion in the package, but it’s not a sure thing. Yet. John, Expanding Medicare and lowering prescription drug prices are within reach, this year. In the next coup…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 9, 2021 at 10:07 PM

BREAKING: Saul & Black are OUT at SSA!

John, Today is a great day for every current and future Social Security beneficiary. President Joe Biden has fired Andrew Saul and David Black, who were appointed by former President Donald Trump to undermine Social Security. They’ve done their very best to carr…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 9, 2021 at 6:26 PM

The first step towards Medicare for All

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is working with Senator Bernie Sanders to include Medicare expansion in the package, but it’s not a sure thing. Yet. John, If Democrats play their cards right, we can expand Medicare THIS YEAR. That means: Including hearin…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 8, 2021 at 8:37 PM

Government-sponsored harassment

John, “Program integrity” is the sort of technical term that sounds good. Who wouldn’t want to run Social Security with integrity? But unfortunately, in the Alice-in-Wonderland world of Washington-speak, the phrase doesn’t mean what you think. Administering Social…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 7, 2021 at 7:59 PM

$229,973 from Big Pharma.

We’re sending a message to Rep. Peters: Stand up for your voters, not your fat cat campaign donors! John, Democrats have a huge opportunity to deliver for Americans by taking on Big Pharma and lowering prescription drug prices. But a few so-called “moderate” Demo…
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  Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, Social Security Work · [email protected]
July 1, 2021 at 8:40 PM

🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨

Charles Booker will take on Big Pharma’s greed, fight for Medicare for All, and stand up to Mitch McConnell and Republicans to defend our earned benefits. John, 2022 is not that far away, especially in the U.S. Senate where there’s an even 50-50 split. That’s why Soc…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 30, 2021 at 7:24 PM

Corruption at the FDA

This isn’t an isolated incident. Pharmaceutical corporations have been cozying up to FDA officials for decades, particularly during the era that Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock has been in charge Tell the Food and Drug Administration: "FDA official Billy…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 28, 2021 at 8:42 PM

Re: Dentures & hearing aids

Seniors have dentures and hearing aids―it’s time for Medicare to recognize that! John, Democrats in the Senate are working hard to expand Medicare this summer, by covering dental, hearing, and vision care, and lowering the eligibility age to 60. No wonder Mitch …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 26, 2021 at 1:30 PM

What it means to Expand Medicare

Seniors have dentures and hearing aids―it’s time for Medicare to recognize that! John, We’ve never been closer to expanding Medicare―and together, we can get it over the finish line! Senator Bernie Sanders and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are working in tandem …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 25, 2021 at 6:16 PM

What’s next >>

Democrats have a real opportunity to improve people’s lives. All of our voices can help make sure that they seize it! Tell Congress: In the upcoming reconciliation bill, we need to see Medicare improved and expanded, by adding vision, dental, and hearing co…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 24, 2021 at 4:53 PM

SCOTUS says that President Biden should #FireSaulAndBlack

Saul and Black are acting in opposition to the Biden administration's stated values. Biden ran on a platform of protecting and expanding Social Security. He needs a Social Security Commissioner who will support that goal, not undermine it. John, Yesterday, Presi…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 22, 2021 at 4:50 PM

If Democrats are serious about lowering drug prices, they’ll pass this >>

This plan reverses the current relationship between Medicare and Big Pharma, which forbids Medicare to push back on prices set by greedy pharmaceutical corporations. Tell Congress: "Pass Senator Ron Wyden’s bold drug pricing principles into law NOW!" …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 20, 2021 at 3:09 PM

Re: Eyes, ears and teeth

Both of these changes would shorten the path to Medicare for All by creating necessary improvements to the program and covering more people. We can make it happen if we push. John, Congress is getting ready to act to EXPAND Medicare―but health industry lobbyists …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 18, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Seniors have eyes, ears, and teeth. Medicare should cover them.

Both of these changes would shorten the path to Medicare for All by creating necessary improvements to the program and covering more people. We can make it happen if we push. Tell President Biden and Congress: EXPAND Medicare to lower the eligibility age t…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 17, 2021 at 5:54 PM

Update on NIST Standards

Joe Biden did not step in to stop Trump’s giveaway to Big Pharma, but that doesn’t mean we’re giving up. John, Before Donald Trump left the White House, he offered a last-minute giveaway to Big Pharma. He enacted a regulation that eliminates the government’s ability …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 15, 2021 at 9:13 PM

Social Security only works if we have a society. Donald Trump wants to tear our society apart.

It’s important to remember what led to Trump getting banned from Facebook in the first place: Tell Facebook: Donald Trump, who incited a violent insurrection with a goal of overturning the election, is utterly unrepentant and should not be given your platf…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 13, 2021 at 2:26 PM

Tell Congress: Lower Drug Prices NOW

Because Medicare is forbidden by law from negotiating drug prices, Big Pharma markets drugs exclusively to seniors that cost tens of thousands of dollars. Tell Congress: Include HR 3 in the infrastructure package and address soaring, unaffordable drug price…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 11, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Re: Fire Saul & Black

The White House is hearing us. We need to keep up the pressure. John, It’s not just Republicans who are obstructing President Biden’s progressive agenda. It’s so-called moderate Democrats too, including Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. But there is some…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 10, 2021 at 8:53 PM

Biden’s agenda is stuck. Here’s something he can do without Congress.

The White House is hearing us. We need to keep up the pressure. John, The Senate is gridlocked, and it’s frustrating progressives who are anxious to clean up the mess Trump left of our country. So here’s something that Joe Biden can do whether Joe Manchin and Mi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 9, 2021 at 7:55 PM

Billboard trucks work.

Health care―especially prescription drug premiums―already consumes more than one-third of the average Social Security check. John, Remember Rep. Jake Auchincloss? The first-term Congressman from Massachusetts organized a sign-on letter and got 10 of his Democra…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 5, 2021 at 1:00 PM

These Trump appointees tried to kick millions off Social Security―and they’re still in charge.

We’ve been alerted to a new way Saul and his deputy, David Black, are sabotaging Social Security John, At the height of the pandemic, and in the waning days of Trump’s presidency, Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul tried to enact a cruel policy that would t…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 3, 2021 at 7:50 PM

Washington Post: FBI investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

Older Americans depend on the mail to receive their medication and retirement checks. John, The war on the Post Office is a war on seniors. Older Americans depend on the mail to receive their medication and retirement checks. Yet Louis DeJoy, the Republican mega…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 31, 2021 at 2:20 PM

The people should pick the politicians.

It’s time for we, the people, to stand up and say NO to gerrymandering! Tell 2021 district mapmakers: We demand fair and transparent redistricting for all 50 states that doesn’t put the needs of partisan politicians before the voices of communities, and re…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 30, 2021 at 3:42 PM

Re: Defund Social Security? The House Republican budget says “yes please!”

Social Security’s dedicated funding was put in place at its inception to make sure that, as FDR said, “no damn politician can ever scrap my Social Security program!” John, We’ve talked a lot this week about the Republican budget―but President Biden released a budget p…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 29, 2021 at 1:47 PM

Republicans double-down on Trump’s pledge to defund Social Security

Social Security’s dedicated funding was put in place at its inception to make sure that, as FDR said, “no damn politician can ever scrap my Social Security program!” John, During the pandemic, Donald Trump tried to use executive action to unilaterally defund our Socia…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 3:21 PM

SIGN NOW: Save the USPS

We’ve already flooded them with more than 30,000 comments―but we still need yours! Tell the Postal Regulatory Commission: "Oppose the USPS Slowdown Plan and demand a plan that preserves the USPS’ universal promise!" ADD YOUR VOICE John, Li…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 4:38 PM

What the Republicans would be doing if they were in charge....

The Republican budget proposes increasing the retirement age for Social Security & Medicare John, President Biden is releasing his first Presidential budget tomorrow, which kicks off a round of proposals and counterproposals. When Donald Trump was in the Whit…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 5:58 PM

Our billboard truck is working

We’ve hired a truck to park in front of his district office today: John, Rep. Jake Auchincloss has only been in Congress for four months, but he’s already obstructing like he’s been there for decades. Rep. Auchincloss organized a letter full of Big Pharma talkin…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 25, 2021 at 6:39 PM

Billboard truck alert!

We’ve hired a truck to park in front of his district office today: John, Democrats won unified control of the U.S. government with a promise to take on Big Pharma and lower the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs. Joe Biden is fighting for it, leaders in …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
May 24, 2021 at 9:43 PM

With a razor-thin majority, every House special election counts

On June 1, New Mexico has a chance to elect a new Social Security champion to the House. John, The Democrats’ majority in the House of Representatives is only 4 seats right now―so every seat counts. On June 1, New Mexico has a chance to elect a new Social Security ch…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Remember January 6th?

Social Security only works if we have a society. Donald Trump wants to tear our society apart. John, On January 6th, Donald Trump’s lies incited a riot that violently broke into the U.S. Capitol and left a trail of injury, destruction, and death. In the immediate…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 5:06 PM

One thing Republican gerrymanders aren’t counting on

Together, we saved Social Security from Donald Trump. Next, we’re going to save America from Republican legislators’ anti-democratic tactics. John, After Joe Biden’s landslide victory in the 2020 election, which swept Democrats into unified control of the federal…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 4:40 PM

Re: re: The Social Security Administration

Donald Trump was an enemy of our Social Security system. He once wrote a book calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme and advocating for its privatization. John, Trump loyalists continue to burrow into the fabric of American government and undermine the programs t…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 13, 2021 at 3:27 PM

re: The Social Security Administration

Donald Trump was an enemy of our Social Security system. He once wrote a book calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme and advocating for its privatization. John, When we talk about infrastructure, we can’t forget about the people who make it happen: Millions of Ame…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 8, 2021 at 2:06 PM

40% of your Social Security check

This is our opportunity to take on Big Pharma’s greed and lower drug prices for everyone in America. John, Did you know that Americans pay over twice as much for prescription drugs as the rest of the world, even as our tax dollars fund the development of new medi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 3:53 PM

Re: TAKE ACTION: Demand the Senate end Big Pharma’s price gouging

Right now, the American people pay more than twice as much for prescription drugs compared to other countries. John, House Democrats are ready to act to rein in Big Pharma’s greed and lower drug prices for everyone. But what about the Senate? Right now, out-of-p…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 6, 2021 at 8:04 PM

TAKE ACTION: Demand the Senate end Big Pharma’s price gouging

Right now, the American people pay more than twice as much for prescription drugs compared to other countries. Tell the U.S. Senate: “The American people pay more than twice as much for prescription drugs as the rest of the world. We demand you join your Ho…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 5, 2021 at 5:52 PM

Income inequality is responsible for one-third of Social Security’s projected long-term funding shortfall.

You and I know that all it really takes to extend the lifespan of the Social Security Trust Fund is to demand the wealthy start paying their fair share of taxes. However, there’s more that we can do. Tell Congress: “Pass the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to hol…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 1, 2021 at 1:21 PM

No matter where you come from, who you are, or how much money you have in your pocket, you should have a future with affordable education, and be able to build a life without crushing debt.

Young people are forced to make an impossible choice about their future: go to college and take on insurmountable debt OR forgo a college degree and take a gamble on finding a full time job that pays a living wage without a degree requirement. Tell Congress:…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 28, 2021 at 7:29 PM

Tonight: Biden calls on Congress to stand up to Big Pharma!

Americans pay two to four times more for prescription drugs than people in other nations. John, President Biden is giving his first address to a joint session of Congress tonight―and we already know some of what he’ll say: He’ll announce that he intends to take…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 4:56 PM

EXPAND MEDICARE!

Social Security Works is calling for President Biden to expand Medicare in the American Families Plan! John, President Biden’s American Families Plan is an opportunity to patch the holes in America’s care infrastructure―especially Medicare. Namely: Medicare does…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 25, 2021 at 3:35 PM

Re: Biden’s first msistep?

Because of Senate dysfunction, President Biden doesn’t have many more shots at legislative action before the midterms. If these provisions aren’t taken care of now, they may never be. John, President Biden has had a great first 100 days―but that’s because Americ…
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