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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 19, 2022 at 3:55 PM

Re: Behind closed doors

Democratic policymakers are offering concrete proposals for all the world to see. They are begging their Republican colleagues to release a proposal of their own. John, I wanted to be sure you saw Nancy’s message―it's long, but important. Republicans like Mitt R…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 18, 2022 at 1:20 PM

Mitt Romney’s evasions

Democratic policymakers are offering concrete proposals for all the world to see. They are begging their Republican colleagues to release a proposal of their own. John, Republican politicians are scared to death. They seek to create a smoke-filled room to provide …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
June 17, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Jamie McLeod-Skinner will lower our drug prices

McLeod-Skinner won’t be getting any help from Schrader. And she definitely won’t be getting money from Big Pharma corporations. That’s why she needs our support! John, For years, Kurt Schrader (D-OR) has been one of Big Pharma’s best friends in Congress. President B…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 16, 2022 at 5:54 PM

Re: Lindsey Graham came out and said it: Republicans will cut Social Security if they take power

Over and over, Republicans have shown that they will stop at nothing to destroy Social Security and Medicare. They want to replace Social Security and Medicare’s guaranteed benefits with risky bets on the stock market, or a small subsidy that won’t keep u John, I…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 5:03 PM

The choice is clear

Over and over, Republicans have shown that they will stop at nothing to destroy Social Security and Medicare. They want to replace Social Security and Medicare’s guaranteed benefits with risky bets on the stock market, or a small subsidy that won’t keep u John, T…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 11, 2022 at 4:40 PM

Medicare premiums are literally too high. Why not fix them?

When every other price is rising, this is one that should be going down. John, In 2022, Medicare increased its premiums by the largest amount ever―largely in anticipation of an expensive Alzheimer’s drug called Aduhelm. But because of scrutiny from advocates like…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 10, 2022 at 6:54 PM

Every network but Fox News carried last night’s January 6th hearings.

Our Social Security system exists within a society. Trump’s attempt to end America’s constitutional government after he lost the election would jeopardize our Social Security system along with our society as a whole. John, Last night, the first public hearing of t…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 7:23 PM

What I said cut right through the obfuscation

You can watch my testimony before the Senate here, and if you like what you heard, make a donation to Social Security Works to continue to stand up for our earned benefits. John, This morning, my colleague Nancy Altman and I had the chance to testify before the S…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 2:50 PM

TODAY: Bernie Sanders, Alex Lawson & Nancy Altman

When Bernie needs to set the record straight about our Social Security system, he knows who to call. Today's the day, John! SSW Executive Director Alex Lawson and President Nancy Altman will be testifying in the Senate Budget Committee at the request of chairman…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
June 8, 2022 at 9:10 PM

We need Rev. Warnock to stay in the Senate

The future of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is on the line in Georgia. John, The future of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is on the line in Georgia. After winning a special election in early 2021, Reverend Raphael Warnock is running for a full te…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 7, 2022 at 4:06 PM

Bernie Sanders, Alex Lawson & Nancy Altman

When Bernie needs to set the record straight about our Social Security system, he knows who to call. John, This Thursday, the Senate Budget Committee (chaired by Senator Bernie Sanders) is holding a public hearing on Social Security expansion. Senator Sanders is…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 4, 2022 at 3:18 PM

Re: Medicare premiums are literally too high. Why not fix it?

When every other price is rising, this is one that should be going down. I wanted to make sure you saw this―Seniors have been overpaying for Medicare premiums all year, and nothing is being done to make it up to them. Send a quick message to President Biden and H…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 3, 2022 at 6:09 PM

Medicare premiums are literally too high. Why not fix it?

When every other price is rising, this is one that should be going down. John, In 2022, Medicare increased its premiums by the largest amount ever―largely in anticipation of an expensive Alzheimer’s drug called Aduhelm. But because of scrutiny from advocates like…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 31, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Corporate fat cats have been gunning for Social Security for nearly a century.

John, Corporate PACs are terrified of us. So they’ve spent the past year shoveling piles of cash into Democratic primaries, hoping to elect candidates that will vote like Republicans. Some of these PACs―like AIPAC, the biggest spender―even endorsed more than 100 …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 29, 2022 at 4:54 PM

Re: How to get the media to pay attention to the Rick Scott plan

When he says he wants to destroy Social Security and Medicare, he is speaking for his party. John, I hope you’re having a good long weekend. I wanted to be sure that you saw this new poll that SSW put together with our friends at Data for Progress―showing that th…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 28, 2022 at 1:21 PM

How to get the media to pay attention to the Rick Scott plan

When he says he wants to destroy Social Security and Medicare, he is speaking for his party. Earlier this year, Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) released an 11-point governing agenda for his party. That agenda includes a plan to “sunset” Social Security and Medicare if…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Corporate PACs against American Democracy.

Let’s be clear: This isn’t democracy. This is the corporate capture of our government. John, Corporate PACs are terrified of our movement. So they’re shoveling piles of cash into Democratic primaries, hoping to elect candidates that will vote like Republicans. So…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 22, 2022 at 2:58 PM

Re: Privatization!!!

Biggs was a lead architect of George W. Bush’s scheme to privatize Social Security and gamble our benefits on the stock market. John, There’s a lot going on now―from Republicans nominating governor candidates who promise to steal the 2024 election to the stolen …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Privatization!!!

Biggs was a lead architect of George W. Bush’s scheme to privatize Social Security and gamble our benefits on the stock market. John, For months, we’ve been warning about the stealth privatization of Medicare, first through a Trump-era program called “DCEs,” then…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 7:13 PM

Sign Now: Save Social Security from Andrew Biggs!

Andrew Biggs has a dangerous history of seeking to dismantle the Social Security. Tell the Senate: "No privatizers on the Social Security Advisory Board! Do everything in your power to block Andrew Biggs's confirmation." ADD YOUR VOICE Joh…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 5:47 PM

Beasley & Budd

As a reminder, the Rick Scott plan―which Ted Budd has agreed with―would: Raise taxes on seniors Make it easier for the rich to cheat on their taxes Terminate Social Security and Medicare after 5 years John, With the Senate currently tied with 50 Democrats and 50…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 8:47 PM

The Social Security Advisory Board

Andrew Biggs was instrumental in President George W. Bush’s 2005 attempt to privatize our Social Security system. And he hasn’t reformed. John, Democrats control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Yet they could be on the verge of confirming an anti-Soci…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 14, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Lower drug prices and expand home care

Since Manchin & Sinema killed the last reconciliation package, Big Pharma has increased the price of nearly 450 life-saving and life-sustaining drugs. We need ACTION! John, Congress is back at work, crafting another version of a reconciliation bill that could …
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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, Social Security Works PAC Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
May 13, 2022 at 6:19 PM

Replace an anti-Social Security Democrat

Carolyn Bourdeaux is way out of the Democratic mainstream. John, Social Security Works PAC is proud to endorse Lucy McBath for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District! Social Security Works PAC doesn’t usually get involved in primaries. But this is an exception. …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 12, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Privatized Medicare, or the Medicare for All Act of 2022

Opponents of Medicare for All often try to cynically pit seniors against younger Americans. But the truth is that seniors have the most to gain from the Sanders bill. Tell Congress: Become a grassroots co-sponsor of Bernie Sanders’s new Medicare for All bil…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
May 10, 2022 at 4:56 PM

Katie Porter

Katie's questioning of Big Pharma executives, big oil executives, and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy have shown that she’s one of the best communicators in the House of Representatives. John, Social Security Works PAC is kicking off a series of endorsements with…
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  Michael Phelan Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
May 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Social Security’s greatest ally in the House

Social Security’s greatest champion in the House of Representatives is facing a primary challenger who’s misrepresenting his record. Rep. John Larson of Connecticut, author of the Social Security 2100 Act, needs our help. John, Social Security’s greatest champi…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 6, 2022 at 6:12 PM

Florida Op-ed: Killing Social Security and Medicare!

The following is an op-ed from Social Security Works PAC President Jon “Bowzer” Bauman and Florida Democratic Party chair Manny Diaz, which just ran in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. John, The following is an op-ed from Social Security Works PAC President Jon “B…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 1, 2022 at 2:27 PM

What the pandemic taught us about health care

We need to EXPAND Medicare and enact Medicare for All, not let private insurance corporations dismantle the Medicare system we’ve built together over the past 57 years. John, It’s 2022, and the stealth privatization of Medicare is well underway. Earlier this wee…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Re: New NYT report: Medicare Advantage costs more for worse care

This study paints the clearest picture yet of how Medicare Advantage harms traditional Medicare while providing worse care for seniors John, Sometimes, the New York Times drops a bombshell story that should be a gamechanger for our politics, but it fades away the…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 29, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Who Medicare Advantage is good for:

This study paints the clearest picture yet of how Medicare Advantage harms traditional Medicare while providing worse care for seniors John, The New York Times just dropped a bombshell writeup of a newly released federal report on Medicare Advantage, which lets p…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 27, 2022 at 8:45 PM

Let me Explain:

When people get sick, Medicare Advantage plans restrict access and deny care. Their goal is to generate profits, not to provide people with high-quality health care. John, There's a Medicare nightmare brewing, and most people don't yet know it. The Biden administ…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 26, 2022 at 8:03 PM

Strong unions=Strong Social Security system

Working people of America have waited long enough for labor laws that protect our right to form and join unions. The PRO Act would: Empower workers to form unions and bargain over wages and work conditions. Hold corporations accountable for union-busting.…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 22, 2022 at 5:08 PM

New Book: The Fighting Soul: On the Road with Bernie Sanders

It’s a story about who Bernie Sanders is and what drives his ideology and his fierce advocacy of working Americans. The following is a message from Ari Rabin-Havt, Bernie Sanders’s 2020 Deputy Campaign Manager, and a longtime ally in the fight to expand Social Se…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 21, 2022 at 5:41 PM

Re: Save Social Security from Republicans

John, we've stopped them before and we'll stop them again. There’s an old saying that when all you’ve got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. For Republicans, all they’ve got is a desire to destroy Social Security and Medicare and give tax handouts to the …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 20, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Save Social Security from Republicans

Every time Mitt Romney has brought up this scheme, Social Security Works has stopped it. We’re going to do it again. Senator Mitt Romney is not a moderate, John. While Romney is one of the few Republicans uninterested in the violent overthrow of the 2020 election…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 14, 2022 at 8:30 PM

WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT: $12 billion stolen from Medicare

The for-profit insurance companies that run Medicare Advantage plans are stealing $12 billion a year from Medicare. John, This week, a whistleblower revealed explosive news: The for-profit insurance companies that run Medicare Advantage plans are stealing $12 billion …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 13, 2022 at 3:51 PM

Lower Medicare premiums now!

Medicare has finalized a decision to limit coverage of Aduhelm. Now, it’s time for Sec. Becerra to lower Medicare premiums. John, In 2022, Medicare premiums rose by over $20 per person, every month, due to a single ineffective and extremely expensive drug, Alduhe…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 11, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Social Security benefits can’t keep up

John, Prices are rising, and Social Security checks aren’t keeping up. Seniors on fixed incomes are struggling to afford basic necessities. In a recent report from the Washington Post, Social Security beneficiaries reported “cutting back on meat and vegetables” as a…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 10, 2022 at 1:27 PM

Our student loan system is a trap

Social Security shows us the absolute power of simple, universal programs. We should demand no different from education. Tell President Biden: A pause is not enough. The simple fact that 100,000 people have their Social Security checks garnished to pay bac…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 9, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Tell CBS News: No cushy jobs for Trump's chief of staff

Giving Mick Mulvaney a cushy contributor job does nothing to inform CBS News viewers. He can only be counted on to push his pro-Billionaire, anti-Social Security misinformation agenda. Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, was just hired by CBS News…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 7, 2022 at 4:40 PM

TODAY: Washington​’s Social Security offices are re-opening

For the first time in over 2 years, Social Security Administration offices around the country are re-opening tomorrow John, Today is the day―After two long years of closures, Social Security offices are opening their doors to serve the public once again. But bec…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 6, 2022 at 5:55 PM

Republicans starved Social Security offices for decades

For the first time in over 2 years, Social Security Administration offices around the country are re-opening tomorrow John, Working people pay into our Social Security system with every single paycheck. Those payments ensure access to retirement, disability, and s…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 3, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Owning the Sun: A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines

The following is a message from Alexander Zaitchik, author of Owning the Sun: A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines. This important new book was funded in part with research support from Social Security Works. When you buy it th…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
April 2, 2022 at 2:18 PM

Social Security offices have been closed for 2 years. What did we learn?

After two long years, Social Security offices are scheduled to reopen in early April. John, After two long years, Social Security offices are scheduled to reopen in early April.   It was wrong to keep them closed (to all but those deemed to be in dire need) for s…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Re: Rep. John Larson

Rick Scott's plan is even too extreme for Fox News. John, I wanted to be sure you didn’t miss Michael’s email about Rep. John Larson (CT-1). Rep. Larson is the most aggressive champion for Social Security expansion that we have had in Congress in the time that …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]
March 29, 2022 at 5:26 PM

Before the end of the quarter

Rick Scott's plan is even too extreme for Fox News. John, Rick Scott, the Medicare fraudster1-turned-Florida Senator, is now in charge of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. In that capacity, he’s pushing a plan that’s too extreme even for Fox News!2 …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 27, 2022 at 4:25 PM

What SSW Members can do in 2022

Without our members, there is no Social Security Works. John, Social Security Works doesn’t get big corporate donations. We don’t have a giant endowment from a rich person. Everything we’re able to do, we’re able to do because of our grassroots members. In 2022,…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 26, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Re: 350,000 seniors have had their Medicare privatized.

President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra must overrule the corporate bureaucrats who are forcing this program on seniors. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Michael’s email. A new report brought more details about how the Medicare …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
March 25, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Corporate insurers behind stealth Medicare privatization revealed!

President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra must overrule the corporate bureaucrats who are forcing this program on seniors. John, A new report from The Lever1 just revealed how the stealth Medicare privatization scheme is working, and…
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