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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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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 24, 2021 at 1:20 PM

If President Biden doesn't tackle health care now, he might not get another chance.

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. Tell President Biden: Don’t miss your chance for transformative action t…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 20, 2021 at 5:25 PM

The TRUST Act won’t save you

There are almost no voters who want to cut Social Security and Medicare. John, When Mitt Romney re-introduced his Social Security-cutting TRUST Act last week, something was missing: A whole bunch of House Democratic co-sponsors. When Mitt first introduced his bi…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 18, 2021 at 8:21 PM

Starting soon: Virtual discussion on Social Security Works for Everyone!

Politics & Prose is hosting a live virtual discussion of the new book John, Social Security Works co-founders Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson’s new book, Social Security Works for Everyone! came out this week, and to celebrate, famed DC bookstore Politics &…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 18, 2021 at 4:24 PM

Re: Some Democrats need an education

In 2020, we met with almost every Democrat who sponsored the TRUST Act John, Here’s how we know that the TRUST Act is total garbage: It uses the deficit created by programs without independent trust funds as an excuse to cut programs that do. The military doesn…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 17, 2021 at 12:50 PM

Because of our work, most Democrats are staying off the TRUST Act.

In 2020, we met with almost every Democrat who sponsored the TRUST Act John, This week, we raised the alarm that Mitt Romney re-introduced his Social Security-threatening bill, the TRUST Act. But the worst part is, he didn’t do it alone. Some Democrats, includi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Re: The TRUST Act is back. We're going to defeat it.

The TRUST Act’s authors utterly mis-state the drivers of the federal debt. It’s not Social Security and Medicare, it’s runaway inequality coupled with massive tax giveaways to the super-rich. John, It hasn’t gotten a lot of coverage in the media, but yesterday Mi…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 15, 2021 at 8:20 PM

The TRUST Act is back. We're going to defeat it.

The TRUST Act’s authors utterly mis-state the drivers of the federal debt. It’s not Social Security and Medicare, it’s runaway inequality coupled with massive tax giveaways to the super-rich. John, Mitt Romney just re-introduced the TRUST Act for 2021―which means …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 13, 2021 at 5:34 PM

New book dropped >>

Order our book today from bookshop.org! Today is release day! Order your copy today from bookshop.org! To celebrate the release, Social Security Works co-founders Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson are participating in a virtual discussion hosted by DC bookstore Po…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 12, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Tomorrow, it will just be a regular order.

Pre-order your copy today from bookshop.org, because tomorrow it will just be an “order.” One day left to pre-order! Pre-order your copy today from bookshop.org, because tomorrow it will just be an “order.” To celebrate the release, Social Security Works co-fo…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 11, 2021 at 5:24 PM

New book this week: Social Security Works for EVERYONE!

Social Security Works’ co-founders Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson have a new book, building on their 2013 bestseller Social Security Works! Our new book comes out THIS WEEK! Order your copy here, then join Social Security Works' co-founders Nancy Altman and Eric Ki…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 2:30 PM

The chairs are all lined up

The Congressional Chairs with the closest eyes on Social Security―the House and Senate subcommittees on Social Security, and the Senate Aging Committee―have now recognized that the stench coming from Trump’s leftover appointees at the Social Security Admi John, B…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 5:27 PM

We don’t know when the pandemic will end.

Even before the pandemic, most U.S. residents were living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to pay bills each month. Tell Congress: "“We need recurring, monthly $2,000 payments to everyone in the U.S. for the duration of the pandemic." ADD YOUR VOIC…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 8, 2021 at 6:22 PM

Strong unions=Strong Social Security system

We’re going to flood the Senate phone lines with support for the PRO Act. Working people of America have waited long enough for labor laws that protect our right to form and join unions. Hi John, Corporations declared war on the union movement a generation ago, a…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 6:09 PM

Comments DELIVERED

Our public comments help put the new administration’s attention where it matters most! John, Donald Trump delivered a massive handout to Big Pharma on the way out the door, renouncing one of the government’s key rights to control the costs of prescription drugs.…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 5, 2021 at 4:22 PM

LAST DAY: Stop the Biden administration from implementing this dangerous Trump-era regulation

Biden can stop this last-minute gift from the Trump administration to Big Pharma John, Today is the last day of public comments to stop Trump's last-minute gift to Pharmaceutical corporations! Read more in Alex's email below and submit your official comment! …
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  Jasmine Wigfall, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 4, 2021 at 4:22 PM

Be a warrior for Social Security

Over the years we have heard from many of you about your desire to learn more about supporting legislation to protect, strengthen and expand Social Security. In particular, you all wanted to have access to a training that was easy to understand and provid John, So…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
April 3, 2021 at 2:31 PM

Rep. John Larson is a force of nature for Social Security

There is no more ardent supporter of Social Security in Congress than Rep. Larson. John, Social Security Works is proud to make Rep. John Larson our first endorsement of the 2022 cycle: There is no more ardent supporter of Social Security in Congress than Rep. …
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 2, 2021 at 8:24 PM

Here is our chance to think BIG on Social Security

Here is the roadmap to Social Security expansion. Pre-order this must-read today! John, This week, President Biden rolled out the details of a roughly $2 trillion American Jobs Plan―to invest in the structural and human infrastructure needed at this critical momen…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 7:10 PM

Big Pharma wants to “march in” to your wallet

Biden can stop this last-minute gift from the Trump administration to Big Pharma John, When American tax dollars pay for medical advancements, why should Americans pay the highest prices in the world for them? The answer lies in patents―and on its way out the doo…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Social Security recipients will receive their stimulus checks by April 7th. It didn’t have to be like this.

Trump appointees at the Social Security Administration withheld payment information from the IRS for a month, in the hope that frustrated seniors would blame Biden for their wait. John, The American Rescue Plan was signed into law on March 11th. Most Americans st…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 30, 2021 at 5:51 PM

#FireSaulAndBlack

We need to turn up the heat. John, Andrew Saul and David Black, somehow remain in charge of the Social Security Administration after trying to cut benefits, attack SSA employees, and delay survival checks. We need to turn up the heat. Social Security Works is or…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 29, 2021 at 7:03 PM

Andrew Saul and David Black Are Sabotaging Social Security. President Biden Must Fire Them Immediately.

Nearly 30 million Social Security beneficiaries are facing weeks-long delays in receiving their COVID relief checks. John, President Harry S Truman famously had a sign on his desk that read “the buck stops here.” If Andrew Saul, the man Donald Trump put in charg…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 27, 2021 at 3:15 PM

Andrew Saul is lying.

As long as Saul and Black remain, they will keep undermining our Social Security system. Tell President Biden: Sabotage from Trump holdovers at the Social Security Administration is unacceptable! Fire Andrew Saul and David Black immediately! ADD YOUR…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 25, 2021 at 7:54 PM

Sabotage ends, Saboteurs remain

This partial victory happened because the American people spoke up in outrage. Our voices are powerful. We can’t let up as long as the Social Security saboteurs remain! John, I’ve got some good news: The Social Security Administration has finally given the IRS pa…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 25, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Sign now: Stop the Sabotage at SSA!

This deliberate sabotage of vital relief is unacceptable―and if Saul and Black continue in their positions, who knows what other parts of Social Security they could break. Tell President Biden: Sabotage from Trump holdovers at the Social Security Administra…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 5:43 PM

Re: Whistleblower at SSA!

The American people elected President Biden to sweep Trumpists out of power, not ignore them while they sabotage our earned benefits! John, Another day, another reason for Joe Biden to fire Andrew Saul and David Black from the Social Security Administration: On …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 22, 2021 at 6:37 PM

Joe Biden must protect Social Security from Trump appointees at SSA!

The American people elected President Biden to sweep Trumpists out of power, not ignore them while they sabotage our earned benefits! John, A whistleblower has come forward from within the Social Security Administration1―and it demands action from President Bide…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 21, 2021 at 4:08 PM

Re: Medicare cuts during a pandemic?! 175 Republicans say ‘yes’

This is outrageous―in the middle of a pandemic, 175 House Republicans just voted for Medicare cuts! John, We shared the graphic below on Facebook, and it's been seen by nearly 100,000 people already! We're putting these Republicans on notice! Chip in $7 to make s…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 20, 2021 at 12:50 PM

Still the party of Trump

This is outrageous―in the middle of a pandemic, 175 House Republicans just voted for Medicare cuts! John, This is outrageous―in the middle of a pandemic, 175 House Republicans just voted to CUT Medicare! Social Security Works is fighting back, to ensure that Med…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 3:26 PM

Hot new book: Social Security Works for Everyone!

Social Security Works’ co-founders Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson have a new book, building on their 2013 bestseller Social Security Works! John, Social Security Works’ co-founders Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson have a new book, building on their 2013 bestseller Soc…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 17, 2021 at 5:15 PM

Medicare for All. Still.

Medicare for All is a win for seniors―especially in a pandemic. Tell Congress: "Support Medicare for All and ensure that every person is guaranteed quality health care regardless of their ability to pay." ADD YOUR VOICE Medicare for All is…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 14, 2021 at 4:11 PM

Re: Today would be a great day to fire Andrew Saul and David Black

Donald Trump launched a war on Social Security from the inside―and his foot soldiers are still embedded in the Social Security Administration. John, Good morning. Today would be a great day for Joe Biden to fire Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Today would be a great day to fire Andrew Saul and David Black

Donald Trump launched a war on Social Security from the inside―and his foot soldiers are still embedded in the Social Security Administration. John, This week, we finally passed the American Rescue Plan, which will go a long way toward ending the pandemic and gi…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 7:53 PM

Re: The Louis DeJoy of Social Security is at it again

A new report reveals that Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul isn’t coming into the office, and hasn’t signed into the internal communication system in more than 2 months. Joe Biden must fire him TODAY. John, If the Commissioner of Social Security, Andrew S…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 6:06 PM

Absentee leadership at the Social Security Administration

A new report reveals that Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul isn’t coming into the office, and hasn’t signed into the internal communication system in more than 2 months. Joe Biden must fire him TODAY. John, Donald Trump’s hand-picked Social Security Commi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 9:25 PM

Ted Cruz needs to resign

He not only helped to incite the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month, which led to the injury of 140 Capitol Police officers and the deaths of 5 people, but he’s utterly indifferent to the suffering of the people he supposedly represents. John, Ted Cruz …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 4:28 PM

The cap must be scrapped

If you make $1 million per year, I’ve got great news for you: You’re getting a raise today. John, If you make $1 million per year, I’ve got great news for you: You’re getting a raise today. Because our Social Security system is funded by contributions on the fi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 21, 2021 at 5:06 PM

Re: Why is Trump’s man still in charge at SSA?

No one has been safe from their path of destruction John, Sherrod Brown gets it. Immediately after taking the gavel of the Social Security subcommittee in the Senate, he addressed the most urgent issue facing seniors who rely on Social Security: The anti-Social…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 2:15 PM

Why is Trump’s man still in charge at SSA?

No one has been safe from their path of destruction John, It’s been one month since Joe Biden was sworn in as President―yet Trumpists are still in charge of the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, along with Deputy Commissi…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 6:53 PM

The even 50-50 Democratic-Republican split in the U.S. Senate leaves zero room for error.

When working people earn more, it not only fights inequality, but it also improves Social Security’s finances. John, A $15 minimum wage isn’t just good for working people. It’s good for Social Security! For a generation, the richest 1% have sucked up more and m…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 1:15 PM

Vaccinate the world

COVID-19 variants coming out of Europe, South Africa and South America mean that we need to vaccinate the world in order to stay ahead of this deadly virus. Tell President Biden: "Reverse Trump’s deadly obstruction of global COVID-19 vaccines. It is in all…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 8:01 PM

The FDA shouldn’t be led by drug pushers.

What’s at stake with this nomination is a choice between handing the FDA over to pharmaceutical corporations, or using it to advance public health. John, Joe Biden is narrowing down his choices to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)―and we are concerned.…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Happy Valentine’s Day (to millionaires only)

Social Security isn’t a problem to be solved―it’s a solution to a retirement security crisis. John, Are you done paying into Social Security for 2021? If you’re making one million dollars this year, you’re done as of this week. That’s because once you earn $142…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 5:33 PM

We’ve got a plan

Too many seniors have had their brains poisoned by the lies of Fox News―but they’re waking up. John, Seniors should be a natural Democratic constituency. After all, Democrats are the party of protecting and expanding Social Security and Medicare, and fighting fo…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 5:40 PM

Hot new poll:

Our Social Security system unites America―that’s why Republican politicians are dead set on dismantling it. John, Axios just released a new poll of Trump voters,1 and Republicans won’t like what they found: 63% said it's more important to keep Social Security…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 5:45 PM

Fight back against GOP lies with your vote

This month, you can fight back against Mitt Romney’s attacks on Social Security without opening your wallet. John, Just because Democrats control the White House and Congress doesn’t mean that Republicans and Wall Street are giving up. In order to achieve their …
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