Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 9, 2024 at 2:57 PM

Social Security won’t go away on its own.

Because we raised the alarm, we were able to stop them every time. Tell Congress: Protect Social Security by ending government shutdowns and debt ceiling standoffs once and for all! ADD YOUR VOICE John, I’m sick of funding hostage crises.…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 8, 2024 at 4:56 PM

Re: What Ronald Reagan knew

Don’t take our word for it―you can watch Reagan deliver these words right here, then rush a donation to Social Security Works! John, Yesterday we pointed out just how far out of the mainstream today's Republican party is--even compared to its hero, Ronald Reagan. Her…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 7, 2024 at 7:24 PM

“Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.”

Don’t take our word for it―you can watch Reagan deliver these words right here, then rush a donation to Social Security Works! John, Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington took the next step in advancing his “fiscal commission” to take Social Security and Medicare behind cl…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 6, 2024 at 11:33 PM

Are your Social Security benefits the problem?

The Trump-Arrington commission will pit Social Security and Medicare benefits against tax cuts for billionaires, with a structure designed to give billionaires the upper hand. John, Tomorrow, hours before President Biden delivers his State of the Union address, …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Republican budget: Social Security is the problem

The Trump-Arrington commission will pit Social Security and Medicare benefits against tax cuts for billionaires, with a structure designed to give billionaires the upper hand. John, Tomorrow, hours before President Biden delivers his State of the Union address, …

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 5, 2024 at 8:59 PM

It’s a great time to expand Social Security

You may remember Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert protesting by calling President Biden a liar for simply describing Republican policy: John, At last year’s State of the Union, President Joe Biden memorably called out Republicans for their support …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 3, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Re: Ridiculous

It’s March 2nd, and the government has not shut down… yet. John, Just this week, our coalition delivered a letter signed by 170 leading organizations warning Congress about the dangers that a closed-door commission would present to Social Security and Medicare. But C…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM

Kicking the can down the road

It’s March 2nd, and the government has not shut down… yet. John, It’s March 2nd, and the government has not shut down… yet. That’s because Congress passed a last-minute continuing resolution, pushing the dates for a partial shutdown to March 8th, and a full shut…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

March 1, 2024 at 4:56 PM

Re: Tell President Biden: Reclaim Medicare!

Here’s the truth: These for-profit plans have overcharged Medicare by tens of billions of dollars every year. They should be paying us back, not the other way around. Today is the LAST DAY to submit comments against the private insurance Medicare price hike. I'll …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 29, 2024 at 8:42 PM

Scrap the Cap!

John, No matter what month it is, when I look at my paycheck, I see money going in to fund Social Security through FICA contributions. But when someone earning a million dollars looks at their next paycheck, that line will be ZERO. And it won’t come back until 202…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM

Re: Tick tock

Here's why we’ve said all along: The best time to defeat a commission is before one is convened. John, House Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to find a package that will allow him to keep the government open past this week's deadline--but he's not having much luck w…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 27, 2024 at 10:50 PM

Tick tock...

Here's why we’ve said all along: The best time to defeat a commission is before one is convened. John, 20% of the government will shut down on Friday if Congress doesn’t take action this week. Next Friday, the rest of the government shuts down. For nearly a yea…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM

deus ex machina

Here's why we’ve said all along: The best time to defeat a commission is before one is convened. John, 20% of the government will shut down on Friday if Congress doesn’t take action this week. Next Friday, the rest of the government shuts down. For nearly a yea…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM

Tell President Biden: Reclaim Medicare!

Here’s the truth: These for-profit plans have overcharged Medicare by tens of billions of dollars every year. They should be paying us back, not the other way around. ADD YOUR NAME John, For-profit health corporations have been raiding the Medicare …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM

Re: Our pressure is working.

This is the endgame of Wall Street’s 40-year plot to undermine our Social Security system and force us into private alternatives that can charge massive fees on Social Security’s $2.9 trillion trust fund. John, Republican politicians are in disarray―but that’s when th…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 25, 2024 at 4:21 PM

Re: Our pressure is working

This is the endgame of Wall Street’s 40-year plot to undermine our Social Security system and force us into private alternatives that can charge massive fees on Social Security’s $2.9 trillion trust fund. John, Republican politicians are in disarray―but that’s when th…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 24, 2024 at 10:13 PM

Our pressure is working!

This is the endgame of Wall Street’s 40-year plot to undermine our Social Security system and force us into private alternatives that can charge massive fees on Social Security’s $2.9 trillion trust fund. John, Next Thursday, everyone who makes $1 million this ye…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM

Our pressure is working

This is the endgame of Wall Street’s 40-year plot to undermine our Social Security system and force us into private alternatives that can charge massive fees on Social Security’s $2.9 trillion trust fund. John, Next Thursday, everyone who makes $1 million this ye…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 23, 2024 at 6:53 PM

Re: Sign Now: Demand that millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share into Social Security

This time next week, anyone earning $1 million a year will get a big raise in their take-home pay. John, I wanted to be sure that you saw Michael's email. in less than a week, millionaires will see their take-home pay rise by 6%, while most working people keep pa…

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  Michael Phelan Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 22, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Sign Now: Demand that millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share into Social Security

This time next week, anyone earning $1 million a year will get a big raise in their take-home pay. Tell Congress: Don’t cut Social Security and Medicare! Make millionaires and billionaires pay into Social Security all year long and oppose any closed-door fi…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 21, 2024 at 10:33 PM

Re: Your voice needed: Stop Medicare Advantage abuse!

The government has overpaid Medicare Advantage plans over the past decade, and it's projected to overpay as much as an additional $1.56 trillion between now and 2033. They should be paying us back, not the other way around. John, I just wanted to send a quick not…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 20, 2024 at 8:57 PM

Fight health care greed!

The government has overpaid Medicare Advantage plans over the past decade, and it's projected to overpay as much as an additional $1.56 trillion between now and 2033. They should be paying us back, not the other way around. John, Corporate health insurers have be…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 18, 2024 at 3:32 PM

What costs the same as it did in 1989?

In 1989, you could get a gallon of gas or a dozen eggs for about a dollar. A movie ticket cost $4. Prices have gone up, but these asset limits haven’t. John, Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is an anti-poverty program administered by the Social Security Admi…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM

They honestly want to repeal the New Deal

The only way we can save all of these vital policies is by standing together in solidarity. John, When we say Wall Street corporations are teaming up with MAGA politicians to repeal the New Deal, we’re not kidding. Union-busting corporations from SpaceX to Amazon…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM

Re: The House is gone...

Johnson’s hardball strategy is to force the Senate to accept his demand to attach his closed-door commission to any government funding bill. John, Did you see this? The Republican-led House of Representatives has left town, and won’t return to DC until mere days befor…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM

Re: The House is gone

Johnson’s hardball strategy is to force the Senate to accept his demand to attach his closed-door commission to any government funding bill. John, Did you see this? The Republican-led House of Representatives has left town, and won’t return to DC until mere days befor…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 16, 2024 at 12:51 AM

The House is gone.

Johnson’s hardball strategy is to force the Senate to accept his demand to attach his closed-door commission to any government funding bill. John, The members of the House of Representatives have gone home, and they won’t return until February 28th―just before pa…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 15, 2024 at 5:55 PM

The House is gone

Johnson’s hardball strategy is to force the Senate to accept his demand to attach his closed-door commission to any government funding bill. John, The members of the House of Representatives have gone home, and they won’t return until February 28th―just before pa…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 14, 2024 at 11:21 PM

Re: The drumbeat toward Social Security cuts...

Their goal is to make a commission with Social Security cuts feel inevitable. John, Last night, Rep. Tom Suozzi won a resounding victory to flip a Republican-held House seat blue. He was backed by thousands of dollars worth of grassroots contributions from Social Sec…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Re: The drumbeat toward Social Security cuts

Their goal is to make a commission with Social Security cuts feel inevitable. John, Last night, Rep. Tom Suozzi won a resounding victory to flip a Republican-held House seat blue. He was backed by thousands of dollars worth of grassroots contributions from Social Sec…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 13, 2024 at 11:33 PM

The drumbeat toward Social Security cuts...

Their goal is to make a commission with Social Security cuts feel inevitable. John, The Wall Street-funded drumbeat toward a closed-door commission is continuing, as the dysfunctional House of Representatives inches closer to a government shutdown. Corporate ri…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 13, 2024 at 6:20 PM

inevitable

Their goal is to make a commission with Social Security cuts feel inevitable. John, The Wall Street-funded drumbeat toward a closed-door commission is continuing, as the dysfunctional House of Representatives inches closer to a government shutdown. Corporate ri…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 11, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Re: The pressure is working

We’ve been putting pressure on Senators in the Finance Committee to block Biggs’ confirmation―and the pressure is working! John, Michael emailed yesterday, but I wanted to make sure you saw: Our pressure on the Senate to block Mitch McConnell’s anti-Social Securi…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 10, 2024 at 3:14 PM

“Someone who wants to cut Social Security belongs nowhere near the Social Security Advisory Board.”

We’ve been putting pressure on Senators in the Finance Committee to block Biggs’ confirmation―and the pressure is working! John, Mitch McConnell put Andrew Biggs’ name forward to serve as McConnell’s henchman on the Social Security Advisory Board. Social Securit…

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

February 9, 2024 at 4:51 PM

Re: The polls are neck and neck

With early voting going on now through Tuesday’s critical special election, we need to help carry this Social Security champion across the finish line. John, New Yorkers are about to replace disgraced former congressman George Santos. Their choices are either another …

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

February 8, 2024 at 10:26 PM

The polls are neck and neck

Like George Santos before her, Philip is deceiving voters, trying to sneak into office before they learn who she really is. John, Next Tuesday, voters in New York’s third congressional district will go to the polls to decide who will replace George Santos — and the …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 7, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Re: BREAKING: Donald Trump’s plan to privatize Medicare

We can’t let this happen. A fully privatized Medicare system would be good news for health insurers and bad news for seniors. John, In case you missed it, let me put this headline in front of you again: Based on the policy document assembled by the right-wing think…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 6, 2024 at 5:21 PM

Donald Trump’s plan to privatize Medicare REVEALED

We can’t let this happen. A fully privatized Medicare system would be good news for health insurers and bad news for seniors. John, Donald Trump’s plans to end American democracy as we know it have earned a lot of attention as he seeks to return to the White House. W…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 5, 2024 at 8:15 PM

Re: Biggs admitted under questioning that he would prefer to see seniors’ benefits cut to making the rich pay their fair share.

This is the man Mitch McConnell wants on the board just as his House counterpart, Speaker Mike Johnson, tries to force through a closed-door commission that would be empowered to slash our earned benefits. We cannot allow that to happen. Last week, John, a nominee…

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

February 4, 2024 at 7:04 PM

RE: A razor thin race between a MAGA extremist and a Social Security champion

Flipping this seat is key to limiting MAGA Mike Johnson’s power, and taking back the House next November! John, Early voting started yesterday in a critical House special election between a MAGA extremist and a proven Social Security champion. Democrat Tom Suozzi’s o…

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

February 3, 2024 at 7:06 PM

A razor thin race between a MAGA extremist and a Social Security champion

Flipping this seat is key to limiting MAGA Mike Johnson’s power, and taking back the House next November! John, I grew up in Queens, New York. The city’s vibrant neighborhoods remain special to me — which is why I was horrified when George Santos was elected to repr…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Take Action: Stop this dangerous nomination.

This is the man Mitch McConnell wants on the board just as his House counterpart, Speaker Mike Johnson, tries to force through a closed-door commission that would be empowered to slash our earned benefits. We cannot allow that to happen. John, All week, we’ve bee…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 1, 2024 at 11:51 PM

Mobilizing the resistance.

Andrew Biggs is a threat to our Social Security system. If he gets his way, our Social Security system will be reduced from a beloved universal benefit that we all can count on to a subsistence-level anti-poverty program―all so his wealthy patrons can buy John, M…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 1, 2024 at 5:54 PM

Mobilizing the resistance

Andrew Biggs is a threat to our Social Security system. If he gets his way, our Social Security system will be reduced from a beloved universal benefit that we all can count on to a subsistence-level anti-poverty program―all so his wealthy patrons can buy John, M…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

February 1, 2024 at 12:22 AM

Mitch McConnell’s Social Security pick tells Senate Finance Committee he wants to cut middle-class Social Security benefits.

Mitch McConnell and his fellow Republicans have a problem. They hate Social Security, because it is popular, effective, and doesn’t make any money for their billionaire donors. John, This morning, Mitch McConnell’s handpicked nominee for the Social Security Advisory B…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 31, 2024 at 7:09 PM

OMG, he admit it

Mitch McConnell and his fellow Republicans have a problem. They hate Social Security, because it is popular, effective, and doesn’t make any money for their billionaire donors. John, This morning, Mitch McConnell’s handpicked nominee for the Social Security Advisory B…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 30, 2024 at 10:21 PM

TOMORROW: The Senate could advance a Social Security privatizer!

Having a privatizer like Andrew Biggs on the Social Security Advisory Board could make it easier for Mike Johnson’s fiscal commission to dismantle our Social Security system. We need to stop him. John, TOMORROW, the Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing o…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 30, 2024 at 4:11 PM

This hearing could affect the future of Social Security

Having a privatizer like Andrew Biggs on the Social Security Advisory Board could make it easier for Mike Johnson’s fiscal commission to dismantle our Social Security system. We need to stop him. John, TOMORROW, the Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing o…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 28, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Your comment needed: Lower drug prices

American taxpayers pay to develop many life-saving drugs. But then we allow Big Pharma to charge 2-3 times more than those in other countries. John, Drug prices are too high. Health care costs consume one-third of the average Social Security benefit. The Biden ad…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

January 27, 2024 at 3:57 PM

Re: NEXT WEEK: Committee vote on Social Security privatizer

This is Mitch McConnell’s pick to oversee Social Security, and it comes just as there is renewed momentum for a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare! John, Yesterday, we drove hundreds of calls into Senate Finance Committee member offices opposin…

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