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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
October 1, 2023 at 4:52 PM

The Government is Open and Social Security is safe―for now

Social Security Works members made tens of thousands of contacts to their Senators and Representatives. We couldn’t have done it without you. John, Great news: Republicans holding the government hostage caved yesterday, and allowed the government to stay open until No…
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  Alex Lawson, · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 3:32 PM

Re: BREAKING: McCarthy releases plan to cut Social Security

This isn’t about the deficit―it’s about providing cover for an extremist agenda! John, Yesterday, 198 Republicans voted to create a secret, closed-door commission to dismantle Social Security and Medicare. Fortunately, that wasn’t enough for it to pass. Unfortunately…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 29, 2023 at 4:47 PM

OUTRAGEOUS: 31 days of government funding for permanent cuts to Social Security and Medicare

This isn’t about the deficit―it’s about providing cover for an extremist agenda! John, we’re less than 48 hours from a government shutdown. But Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his caucus of MAGA extremists are still playing games with our lives. This morning, McCarthy…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 4:18 PM

Re: Social Security Dies in Darkness

The only reason to drag Social Security and Medicare behind a closed door is to slash benefits. John, Social Security Works was founded in 2010, shortly after the creation of a closed-door commission designed to give political cover for cutting Social Security and Med…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Social Security Dies in Darkness:

The only reason to drag Social Security and Medicare behind a closed door is to slash benefits. John, The Wall Street drumbeat to appoint a secret, super-powered commission to meet behind closed doors and destroy Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid got a litt…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Democracy Dies in Dumbness

The only reason to drag Social Security and Medicare behind a closed door is to slash benefits. John, The Wall Street drumbeat to appoint a secret, super-powered commission to meet behind closed doors and destroy Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid got a litt…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 26, 2023 at 3:32 PM

What happens to seniors in a shutdown?

The government will shut down at the end of this week. Here’s what that means. John, In just 4 days, Republicans in the House of Representatives will shut down the government. We’ve talked a lot about what they're hoping to accomplish―mainly, a set of budget cuts…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 25, 2023 at 5:46 PM

We keep hearing the same thing

When we talk to our allies in the Capital, they all say the same thing: They haven’t heard from their constituents on this. John, We have been warning that the MAGA Republican shutdown threat could lead to Social Security cuts. Last week Speaker McCarthy confirme…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 24, 2023 at 7:08 PM

Re: Death Panel for Social Security:

The government will shut down in six days. We’re launching an all-out campaign to stop this commission from getting off the ground, and protect Medicaid from their knives. John, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will do anything to keep his job―even subject our Social Security a…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 24, 2023 at 3:53 PM

Re: [take action] stop the Social Security death panels!

Republicans desperately want Democrats to provide cover for Social Security cuts Since Michael wrote you yesterday, tens of thousands of Americans have already signed our petition. Your signatures are a valuable organizing asset as we work the halls of Congress to…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Death Panel for Social Security:

The government will shut down in seven days. We’re launching an all-out campaign to stop this commission from getting off the ground, and protect Medicaid from their knives. This week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy just announced: Republicans are insisting that any legis…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 1:50 PM

[take action] stop the Social Security death panels!

Republicans desperately want Democrats to provide cover for Social Security cuts Tell Congress: Hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid! ADD YOUR VOICE John, Republicans have released their budget proposal, which they plan to pa…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 22, 2023 at 8:48 PM

Re: McCarthy confirms >>

The government will shut down in eight days. We’re launching an all-out campaign to stop this commission from getting off the ground, and protect Medicaid from their knives. John, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will do anything to keep his job―even subject our Social Security…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 22, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Re: McCarthy confirms:

The government will shut down in eight days. We’re launching an all-out campaign to stop this commission from getting off the ground, and protect Medicaid from their knives. John, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will do anything to keep his job―even subject our Social Security…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 21, 2023 at 6:55 PM

Joe Biden said this idea would be a death panel for Social Security

The government will shut down in nine days. We’re launching an all-out campaign to stop this commission from getting off the ground, and protect Medicaid from their knives. Speaker Kevin McCarthy just announced: Republicans are insisting that any legislation to ke…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 11:18 PM

Re: Don’t believe their lies:

Arrington, a veteran of George W. Bush’s attempt to privatize Social Security, plans to propose a closed-door commission to fast-track cuts to Social Security and Medicare. John, The Wall Street-funded drumbeat for Social Security cuts is building up steam. This morni…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Re: Don’t believe their lies

Arrington, a veteran of George W. Bush’s attempt to privatize Social Security, plans to propose a closed-door commission to fast-track cuts to Social Security and Medicare. John, The Wall Street-funded drumbeat for Social Security cuts is building up steam. This morni…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 18, 2023 at 7:57 PM

The REAL House budget plan

Arrington, a veteran of George W. Bush’s attempt to privatize Social Security, plans to propose a closed-door commission to fast-track cuts to Social Security and Medicare. John, Last night, House Republicans trumpeted a plan to avoid shutting down the government. If …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 17, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Re: A swift and crushing response:

This is important―and we have to keep up the fight. John, When Republicans tried to hold the debt ceiling hostage to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid we went all out―and we won. Now, we have two weeks to do it all over again because Republicans are runnin…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 17, 2023 at 3:46 PM

Re: A swift and crushing response

This is important―and we have to keep up the fight. John, When Republicans tried to hold the debt ceiling hostage to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid we went all out―and we won. Now, we have two weeks to do it all over again because Republicans are runnin…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 16, 2023 at 11:19 PM

A swift and crushing response:

This is important―and we have to keep up the fight. John, In the two days since Republican Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington leaked his plan to slash Medicaid and create a closed-door process to destroy Social Security and Medicare, Social Security Works members h…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 16, 2023 at 1:01 PM

A swift and crushing response

This is important―and we have to keep up the fight. John, In the two days since Republican Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington leaked his plan to slash Medicaid and create a closed-door process to destroy Social Security and Medicare, Social Security Works members h…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 7:52 PM

Re: BREAKING: Republicans propose commission to cut Social Security

Every politician who tries to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is demonstrating that they’d rather American families starve and suffer without needed medical care than for their rich donors to pay one penny more in taxes. It should be a scandal John--I …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 14, 2023 at 6:47 PM

Red Alert: Republican Budget chair proposes closed-door commission

Every politician who tries to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is demonstrating that they’d rather American families starve and suffer without needed medical care than for their rich donors to pay one penny more in taxes. It should be a scandal BREAKING…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 13, 2023 at 3:44 PM

Re: Medicare open enrollment

Since we wrote yesterday a whole lot of people stepped up. John, Since we wrote you yesterday a whole lot of people have stepped up, ready to challenge corporate health care's Medicare privatization campaign. We still need your help. We're up against lies from some o…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 12, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Medicare open enrollment

Traditional Medicare promises simple, universal coverage and that’s what it delivers. John, On October 15th, Medicare open enrollment begins―and with it, a barrage of false advertising from private insurance corporations bashing traditional Medicare, driving sen…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 10, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Re: $75 billion a year in overpayments

Humana, one of the largest private health insurers, is suing the Biden administration to try to keep overcharging Medicare. John, It’s outrageous that greedy corporations are using the court system to seek permission to keep robbing Americans blind. But that’s where …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 9, 2023 at 2:42 PM

$75 billion a year in overpayments

Humana, one of the largest private health insurers, is suing the Biden administration to try to keep overcharging Medicare. John, Earlier this year, the Biden administration took steps to crack down on a practice that allowed private health insurers to overcharg…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 8, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Millions of people are losing health insurance

The health insurance industry calls these coverage losses “bureaucratic churn,” but every single one is a real person who needs health care to survive. John, This is an emergency: During the pandemic, Congress required state Medicaid programs to keep people enroll…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 7, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Re: What happens to seniors in a shutdown?

If Republicans choose to shut down the government, we'll make sure the seniors in their district know that their earned Social Security benefits are being held hostage. Hands off! John, Republicans are threatening to shut down the government at the end of THIS MONTH. …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM

The next fight in the Republican war on seniors

If Republicans choose to shut down the government, we'll make sure the seniors in their district know that their earned Social Security benefits are being held hostage. Hands off! John, Republicans are waging a war on seniors. Already this year, they voted to cut Soci…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 4, 2023 at 1:53 PM

This Labor Day, Let’s Honor American Workers By Improving Their Earned Social Security Benefits

Social Security is more vital to American workers’ economic security than ever. John, On Labor Day, we celebrate the contributions of workers. The best way to honor those contributions is to increase their economic security. A key component of economic security i…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 3, 2023 at 3:26 PM

A 40 year campaign to destroy Social Security:

Defend Social Security from ongoing attacks that have been building for decades! John, Social Security is the most popular and effective program in America. That’s why Wall Street has spent 40 years on an insidious campaign to undermine the people’s faith in the …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Unions built the middle class

When unions win, Social Security wins. Tell the Big Three Auto CEOs: Meet UAW workers’ demands of fair pay, benefits and scheduling! ADD YOUR VOICE Hi John, Corporations declared war on the union movement a generation ago, and inequality …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
September 1, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Re: We will not sacrifice our retirement. Period.

Me and every single one of my peers will see our Social Security benefits cut under a DeSantis administration. There's an all-out assault on retirement security, and it's just comign from one side of the aisle. Having failed to privatize the our Social Security …
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  Nick Guthman via Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 31, 2023 at 6:20 PM

We will not sacrifice our retirement. Period.

Me and every single one of my peers will see our Social Security benefits cut under a DeSantis administration. Tell Republicans: Presidential candidates Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie and Nikki Haley have all publicly said they want to make today’…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 30, 2023 at 5:43 PM

The Inflation Reduction Act is the first step in rolling back Medicare privatization

Privatized Medicare plans deliver worse outcomes at greater expense―and that’s without taking into account the $75 billion in annual overpayments that these private plans charge. John, Our movement made history this week. Two decades ago, President George W. Bush …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 3:45 PM

Big Pharma is Furious

For the first time ever, our government will stop Pharma corporations from charging as much as they want for life-saving and life-sustaining medications. John, Just over a year ago, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, giving Medicare …
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  Social Security Works Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 28, 2023 at 8:24 PM

ICYMI: We can turn out seniors anywhere:

Even in Western Colorado… Together, we have built something amazing--a movement that can bring heat against right-wing politicians wherever they are. Check out our email from yesterday and pitch in to keep our movement STRONG! John, I wanted to be sure that you saw t…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 27, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Re: We can turn out seniors anywhere

Even in Western Colorado… John, I wanted to be sure that you saw this photo outside Rep. Lauren Boebert’s office in Colorado: Social Security and Medicare are the issues that reach outside the coasts and connect to the voters we need to defeat the MAGA movement―vote…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 26, 2023 at 11:29 PM

We can turn out seniors anywhere.

Even in Western Colorado… John, Last week, when Social Security Works held protests around the country to protest greedy pharmaceutical corporations who are suing to stop Medicare from negotiating lower prescription drug prices, we accomplished a few things. We made n…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 26, 2023 at 2:50 PM

We can turn out seniors anywhere

Even in Western Colorado… John, Last week, when Social Security Works held protests around the country to protest greedy pharmaceutical corporations who are suing to stop Medicare from negotiating lower prescription drug prices, we accomplished a few things. We made n…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 25, 2023 at 8:22 PM

All the things Donald Trump WASN’T arrested for

We won’t let the American people forget. John, By now, you’ve surely seen the mugshot of disgraced former President Donald Trump. He was arrested in Georgia by District Attorney Fani Willis, relating to his conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 electio…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 25, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Even if Donald Trump hadn't been arrested...

We won’t let the American people forget. John, By now, you’ve surely seen the mugshot of disgraced former President Donald Trump. He was arrested in Georgia by District Attorney Fani Willis, relating to his conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 electio…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 24, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Re: Social Security Works for young people, too

As a grandparent, I am sick and tired of Republican politicians trying to make my grandkids work until they die. John, Last night’s Republican presidential debate again showed that no matter who wins that primary the American people lose. Though the debate mode…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 23, 2023 at 7:50 PM

Social Security Works for young people, too

As a grandparent, I am sick and tired of Republican politicians trying to make my grandkids work until they die. Tell Republicans: Presidential candidates Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie and Nikki Haley have all publicly said they want to make toda…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 21, 2023 at 7:05 PM

A vote for the TRUST Act is a vote to cut Social Security

We are mobilizing on Capitol Hill this week to remind our representatives in Congress: A vote for the TRUST Act is a vote to cut Social Security! John, When Republicans released the debt ceiling hostage earlier this year, they agreed to a set of basic spending gu…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 20, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Re: Social Security, FDR, and the Real Meaning of Liberty

The program’s name – “Social Security” – contains the seeds of a broader and more profound liberty for both individuals and communities. John, I wanted to be sure you saw Richard Eskow’s email below. At SSW, we’ve fought for Social Security as a concept―Medicare …
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  Richard “RJ” Eskow, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM

The real meaning of Liberty

The program’s name – “Social Security” – contains the seeds of a broader and more profound liberty for both individuals and communities. John, The Declaration of Independence describes liberty as a fundamental and “self-evident” human right. Unfortunately, the wor…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
August 17, 2023 at 5:26 PM

From DC to Colorado: We delivered

I personally hand delivered those signatures in DC. John, Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act. In that year, inflation has been cut in half―but Big Pharma is PISSED. One of the key provisions of the Inflation Red…
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