Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 2, 2023 at 8:17 PM

180 members of Congress in 1 day

We need to show the media the reason that Social Security and Medicare are called the ‘third rail’ of politics. John, Yesterday, Social Security Works and our allies launched DontCutSocialSecurity.org, a website where we’re asking our members of Congress to pledge ne…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 1, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Tell your member of Congress: Take the Social Security pledge!

Here’s how you can help: Sign our petition urging your members of Congress in the House and Senate to take the simple pledge: John, Right now, Social Security Works and our coalition partners, including Indivisible, PCCC and MoveOn.org, are whipping members of C…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 10:58 PM

Re: The Social Security Expansion Act of 2023

When enemies of Social Security like Mitt Romney and Rick Scott lie that we “need” to cut Social Security, this bill is the answer. I wanted to be sure you saw the news, John. In the midst of another Republican assault on our earned benefits, Senator Bernie Sander…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 30, 2023 at 6:43 PM

The best defense is a good offense

When enemies of Social Security like Mitt Romney and Rick Scott lie that we “need” to cut Social Security, this bill is the answer. John, Are you sick of playing defense, as Republicans insist that the only way to stave off future Social Security cuts is by makin…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 28, 2023 at 3:40 PM

We need student debt relief!

President Biden’s plan to provide student debt relief was celebrated across generations―but just after the election, Republican-appointed judges blocked the relief from taking effect. The plan is plainly legal―but that doesn’t stop these politicians in ro GRA…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 27, 2023 at 9:32 PM

Re: Never mind.

Conventional wisdom among many reporters covering Capitol Hill is shifting to align with the Republican talking points. This is EXTREMELY dangerous. John, There’s a new Republican talking point going on―and it’s just more lies to the American people. They say, falsel…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 26, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Never mind.

Conventional wisdom among many reporters covering Capitol Hill is shifting to align with the Republican talking points. This is EXTREMELY dangerous. John, Here’s the Republican talking point that’s circulating on the Hill: No one is talking about cutting Social Securi…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 25, 2023 at 10:06 PM

It’s political terrorism, plain and simple.

Republicans have Social Security and Medicare in their crosshairs. We’re winning―but we have to keep up the pressure. John, We’re winning―but we have to keep up the pressure. Since the United States hit the statutory debt limit, forcing the Treasury Department to …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 21, 2023 at 3:40 PM

Re: What Republicans really think about Social Security and Medicare?

Extremist Republicans like Rick Scott and Kevin McCarthy are threatening our Social Security and Medicare! Did you see what Senator Rick Scott said about Social Security? Rick Scott’s history before he was a politician demonstrated that he sees our earned benefits a…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 20, 2023 at 8:52 PM

Rick Scott is back

Extremist Republicans like Rick Scott and Kevin McCarthy are threatening our Social Security and Medicare! John, Florida Senator Rick Scott is back with another dangerous idea about Social Security and Medicare. Senator Scott earned infamy last year when he released…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 19, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Joe Manchin, you’re not helping

Commissions like this are what Social Security Works was founded to stop. John, Today, the United States officially hit the debt ceiling because Republicans in Congress refuse to do their jobs. If nothing is done by early June, the United States government will d…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 8:43 PM

Extraordinary Measures start tomorrow

The only way to win this game is not to play. John, Because Congress has refused to act to lift the statutory debt limit, we’re on track to hit the debt ceiling tomorrow. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that she can keep the plates spinning to avoid default …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 17, 2023 at 8:21 PM

This Republican Congressman confirms the plan to raise the retirement age

Rep. Allen is personally worth more than $52 million―so he may not spend much time with the people who are on their feet all day John, Usually, when you talk to Republican politicians about their plans for Social Security, they launch into a rehearsed speech abou…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 15, 2023 at 11:55 PM

It’s a trap!!

Let’s be completely clear: This ‘emergency plan’ doesn’t protect us from the consequences of default. And most importantly, they are the ones creating the emergency. John, Late Friday night, the Washington Post revealed1 that Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy s…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 15, 2023 at 4:21 PM

Washington Post: Republicans prepare emergency plan for breaching debt limit

Let’s be completely clear: This ‘emergency plan’ doesn’t protect us from the consequences of default. And most importantly, they are the ones creating the emergency. John, Late Friday night, the Washington Post revealed1 that Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy s…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 14, 2023 at 6:04 PM

Re: Sooner than we expected

This is the biggest threat to Social Security and Medicare since 2011―the last time that a Republican House used the debt ceiling to extort a Democratic President. John, Starting next week, the United States Treasury will hit the maximum amount of bonds that it’s…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 13, 2023 at 8:35 PM

a nasty surprise

This is the biggest threat to Social Security and Medicare since 2011―the last time that a Republican House used the debt ceiling to extort a Democratic President. John, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just warned us: This is sooner than we expected―and that m…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 11, 2023 at 8:55 PM

Re: Tell President Biden: Demand a clean debt ceiling increase!

Why are Republicans making this threat? Because they have spent nearly a century resenting that Social Security works. John, The dangerous deals Kevin McCarthy cut with extremists in the Republican House conference keep leaking out. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republ…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 10, 2023 at 9:27 PM

The Debt Ceiling

Why are Republicans making this threat? Because they have spent nearly a century resenting that Social Security works. John, Before the election, Republican leaders in both the House and Senate declared their intentions to hold the debt ceiling hostage to demand …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 7, 2023 at 5:28 PM

UPDATE: Kevin McCarthy’s default threat worked

The very same Republican terrorists who turned the House of Representatives into the Chaos Caucus this week are prepared to plunge America into an economic crisis unless Democrats agree to their demands to cut Social Security and Medicare. John, Late last night, McCar…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 6, 2023 at 7:31 PM

BREAKING: Kevin McCarthy pledges default threat

This is legislative terrorism, and we cannot give in. We can stand just as strong as the MAGA extremists in the House, because we have you on our side. John, BREAKING: Republican Speaker-hopeful Kevin McCarthy just flipped a big bloc of votes by explicitly pledging to…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 5, 2023 at 4:55 PM

What do Republicans want?

Republicans will use any pretext to destroy our Social Security system. As the House of Representatives enters its third day of squabbling over who will be the Speaker of the House, the question on everyone’s lips is: What do the holdouts actually want? Yesterda…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 4, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Chaos & hostage-taking

This chaos is a stark warning about what could happen when Congress must raise the statutory debt limit later this year. John, Since it became clear that Republicans would hold the majority in the House of Representatives, we’ve warned that Democrats could not tr…

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  Alex & Michael, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 1, 2023 at 4:51 PM

We fell short.

UPDATE: I’m leaning towards authorizing the programs that will give us the best chance to fight Republican attacks on our Social Security system, even if it puts us in a financial jam, because that’s what Social Security Works does. John, Sorry for one more emai…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 10:07 PM

Re: Last chance to defend Social Security from Republicans in 2022

UPDATE: I’m leaning towards authorizing the programs that will give us the best chance to fight Republican attacks on our Social Security system, even if it puts us in a financial jam, because that’s what Social Security Works does. John, I’m gonna make this qui…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Last chance to defend Social Security from Republicans in 2022

Here’s the truth: Our fundraising is down a lot this year. John, Today is the last day of 2022, which means Social Security Works’s budget levels for the new year are going to be finalized. The numbers we hit today will let us know what kind of resources we will…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 11:33 PM

Re: MarketWatch: A battle over Social Security is coming in 2023, and some retirees are gearing up for a fight

Before Social Security took effect, 50% of seniors lived in poverty. Today, that number is less than 10%. This is what Republicans want to destroy. John, With 2023 nearly here, I wanted to be sure you saw our email this morning: A publication that serves to bring real…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 2:54 PM

MarketWatch: A battle over Social Security is coming in 2023, and some retirees are gearing up for a fight

Before Social Security took effect, 50% of seniors lived in poverty. Today, that number is less than 10%. This is what Republicans want to destroy. John, Look at this headline from MarketWatch: The article confirms what we’ve heard: Republicans are aiming to use th…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 29, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Re: Donald Trump’s record

Though Trump was elected on a promise not to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid (something that set him apart from his Republican rivals in the primary), once he took office he......... John, When we were putting together yesterday’s email about Trump’s re…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 28, 2022 at 7:35 PM

A reminder of why we don’t want Donald Trump to be President again

Though Trump was elected on a promise not to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid (something that set him apart from his Republican rivals in the primary), once he took office he......... John, Just two weeks after the midterm elections―before the Georgia ru…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 27, 2022 at 3:34 PM

Crypto update 📉 📉 📉

For people whose retirements were wiped out in the crypto crash, there’s no dancing on the beach. You’ve just lost it all on a risky bet. John, A little more than a month before crypto powerhouse FTX’s value crashed from $32 billion to roughly zero, Bitcoin.com r…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 23, 2022 at 4:49 PM

Re: 2022 and 2023

Nobody works harder, year in or year out, to elect Social Security champions to Congress. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Bowzer’s message. Nobody works harder, year in or year out, to elect Social Security champions to Congress. People know him as an entert…

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  Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, Social Security Work · [email protected]

December 22, 2022 at 3:40 PM

long, but important

I traveled to 35 swing districts from coast to coast where I did more than 50 events on behalf of candidates who support protecting and expanding Social Security. The crowds at those events were large, well-informed, and passionate about protecting and ex What wer…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 21, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Re: No deal.

President Biden must make his position strong: Republicans cannot take the United States economy hostage. Period. John, The 14th Amendment to the Constitution says that the validity of the public debt of the United States shall not be questioned. But Republican L…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 20, 2022 at 8:09 PM

We’re going to need Republicans to raise the debt ceiling

President Biden must make his position strong: Republicans cannot take the United States economy hostage. Period. John, Last night, Congress released the legislative text of its compromise to fund the government for the next year. One thing that’s missing: The de…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 17, 2022 at 3:56 PM

Re: Getting married shouldn’t cost you your Social Security benefits

As heartbreaking as their inability to marry is, it is also against the law. John, I wanted to be sure you didn’t miss Nancy’s email below. It’s long (I know, I know), but it spells out exactly the precedent that President Biden needs to end the marriage penalty …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 16, 2022 at 6:47 PM

Text DEBT to 76021

We need to crank up the pressure―can you make a call to your members of Congress right now, and demand that they lift the debt ceiling before the end of the year? John, Republicans have a plan to force cuts to Social Security and Medicare’s earned benefits next y…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 15, 2022 at 7:35 PM

Getting married shouldn’t cost you your Social Security benefits

As heartbreaking as their inability to marry is, it is also against the law. John, I want to tell you a story―it’s a little long, but I think when we get to the end, it will be clear: President Biden should direct the Social Security Administration to stop penaliz…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 13, 2022 at 9:20 PM

Tell Democrats: Don’t bargain away our Social Security system

We can’t let President Biden make the same mistake that President Obama did. John, Democrats received glowing headlines for their midterm performance, so it’s easy to forget: Republicans will take over the House in January. Though the margins are smaller, it’s a…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 11, 2022 at 4:46 PM

Re: Social Security WINS!

Republican politicians in Washington have been clear about how they plan to force Social Security cuts. I wanted to be sure that you saw Nancy’s email from earlier this week, laying out what Senator Warnock’s win means for our Social Security system. Here’s the s…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 10, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Re: Good riddance, Kyrsten

Today, Senator Sinema announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. Good riddance, Kyrsten. I’m sure you’ve seen the news, John. Yesterday, Senator Kyrsten Sinema made it official that she’s changing her party registration from …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 9, 2022 at 6:34 PM

Good riddance, Kyrsten

Today, Senator Sinema announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. Good riddance, Kyrsten. John, Social Security Works’s PAC endorsed 80+ candidates during the 2018 cycle. PAC President Jon “Bowzer” Bauman held events with 57 o…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 8, 2022 at 7:29 PM

The verdict is in on 2022―Social Security WINS!

Republican politicians in Washington have been clear about how they plan to force Social Security cuts. Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia’s December 6 run-off election. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s re-election is a win for working families. It is …

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

December 5, 2022 at 9:11 PM

RE: Herschel Walker, Rick Scott, and Ron Johnson

John, Georgia’s critical Senate runoff election is tomorrow. That’s why I wanted to make sure you saw Nancy’s email from yesterday on why this election is so important for Social Security’s future. Senator Raphael Warnock is a steadfast Social Security champion. His …

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

December 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Herschel Walker, Rick Scott, and Ron Johnson

This election could have major consequences for Social Security’s future. John, On December 6th, just two days from now, Georgians are voting in a U.S. Senate runoff election between Senator Raphael Warnock and his challenger, Herschel Walker. This election could…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 3, 2022 at 3:21 PM

What does the railroad strike have to do with the debt ceiling?

Failure to raise the debt ceiling would be even more calamitous than a rail strike―and Republicans are preparing to demand cuts to Social Security and Medicare Sign Now: Democrats must raise the debt ceiling now to stop the GOP from holding our economy host…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 2, 2022 at 8:23 PM

Re: Who’s John Thune?

Failure to raise the debt ceiling during this session of Congress puts Social Security and Medicare at risk. Rush a donation today! John, With just a few weeks left before Republicans take over the House, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Congressional Republicans in the…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

December 1, 2022 at 4:38 PM

It’s not just Kevin McCarthy

Failure to raise the debt ceiling during this session of Congress puts Social Security and Medicare at risk. Rush a donation today! John, Every day, Republicans make it clear: They want to destroy Social Security and Medicare, and they won’t take ‘no’ for an answ…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 5:17 PM

RE: Raphael Warnock vs. Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell’s top deputy just laid out the Republican plan to force cuts to Social Security John, Mitch McConnell’s top deputy, Senator John Thune (R-SD), just laid out the Republican plan to force cuts to Social Security: Refuse to raise the debt limit unless Demo…

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  Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, Social Security Works PAC · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Raphael Warnock vs. Mitch McConnell

Nothing would make Mitch McConnell sadder than Georgia voters re-electing Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock, and sending Herschel Walker packing. John, Mitch McConnell desperately wants to make Herschel Walker a U.S. Senator. A McConnell aligned group has already s…

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