Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 5, 2024 at 5:19 PM

Re: They can’t take our freedoms

Generations of Americans stood together to build this nation. And I’ll be damned if we’re going to let Donald Trump of all people take a wrecking ball to what we built. I hope you had a great 4th of July, John. I wanted to be sure you saw this important message about w…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 4, 2024 at 3:03 PM

$4 for the 4th

Generations of Americans stood together to build this nation. And I’ll be damned if we’re going to let Donald Trump of all people take a wrecking ball to what we built. John, Today, we celebrate our Independence Day. As we celebrate, we need to remember that these fr…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

July 3, 2024 at 8:03 PM

Donald Trump thinks he’s already won.

There’s no room for Social Security in MAGA America. John, As we head out toward a Fourth of July holiday, our country is at a time of uncertainty. Republicans are convinced that they will win back the presidency in November, emboldened with almost limitless powe…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM

Deadline

We have more than 127 days until Election Day, and Social Security Works has a plan to make the most of it. John, There is nothing more important for the future of Social Security and Medicare than keeping Donald Trump out of the White House. After this week, that jo…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 29, 2024 at 7:48 PM

UPDATE: Donald Trump scared the heck out of me last night.

The best time to block Trump’s anti-Social Security, anti-health care agenda is now. John, I'm no longer as scared as I was Thursday night. Since then, Social Security Works supporters and progressives around the country have delivered a strong reminder: Joe Biden al…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 29, 2024 at 2:54 PM

UPDATE: Donald Trump scared the heck out of me last night

The best time to block Trump’s anti-Social Security, anti-health care agenda is now. John, I'm no longer as scared as I was Thursday night. Since then, Social Security Works supporters and progressives around the country have delivered a strong reminder: Joe Biden al…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 8:17 PM

Donald Trump scared the heck out of me last night.

The best time to block Trump’s anti-Social Security, anti-health care agenda is now. Donald Trump scared the heck out of me last night, John. I’ve got the same feeling in my gut that I did on November 9th, 2016—the day after Donald Trump’s election. The horrible thing…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM

Donald Trump scared the heck out of me last night

The best time to block Trump’s anti-Social Security, anti-health care agenda is now. Donald Trump scared the heck out of me last night, John. I’ve got the same feeling in my gut that I did on November 9th, 2016—the day after Donald Trump’s election. The horrible thing…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 27, 2024 at 4:55 PM

Debate Tip for Biden: Attack Trump on Social Security

At tonight’s presidential debate, U.S. President Joe Biden should talk about Social Security whether asked directly about it or not. Biden’s and former President Donald Trump’s positions are radically different. As are the positions of the parties they lead. But …

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

June 24, 2024 at 8:33 PM

Nevada polling shows a tight Senate race.

Nevada is a critical battleground state for control of the U.S. Senate and the White House. John, When Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) wrote the plan that Mitch McConnell[1] said would “sunset Social Security and Medicare” within 5 years, he had a lot of right-wing support. One…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Re: Tell Big Pharma: Stop suing to keep drug prices high!

Already more than 150,000 people and 70 organizations have signed our message demanding that they drop the lawsuit. Can you add your name? John, I wanted to make sure that you saw Alex’s email. Even while Medicare has actively begun negotiating lower prescription…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM

Tell Big Pharma: Stop suing to keep drug prices high!

Already more than 150,000 people and 70 organizations have signed our message demanding that they drop the lawsuit. Can you add your name? Tell Big Pharma CEOs: Your lawsuits directly oppose the interests of patients and taxpayers who overwhelmingly support …

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 21, 2024 at 7:39 PM

Re: A profound threat to seniors:

Nancy knows a threat to Social Security when she sees one. John, Nancy Altman knows a threat to Social Security when she sees one. In addition to serving as President of Social Security Works, she wrote and co-wrote a series of definitive histories of our Social Secur…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 21, 2024 at 4:52 PM

Re: A profound threat to seniors

Nancy knows a threat to Social Security when she sees one. John, Nancy Altman knows a threat to Social Security when she sees one. In addition to serving as President of Social Security Works, she wrote and co-wrote a series of definitive histories of our Social Secur…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 20, 2024 at 7:40 PM

A profound threat to seniors

Donald Trump was the worst president for seniors in the history of the nation, John. That is not hyperbole. Alarmingly, if elected again, he will be even worse – and, worryingly, more effective. Between now and November 5th, that’s the message Social Security Work…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 18, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Joe Biden <3 Seniors

Trump literally put an insulin price-gouging CEO in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services. Joe Biden is the most pro-seniors president in over half a century, John. And he’s running against a man who wants to take a wrecking ball to our earned benefit…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 16, 2024 at 3:52 PM

Re: What could be worse than Mitch McConnell?

Rick Scott, Mike Johnson, Donald Trump... yikes. John, Yesterday, Alex warned you that Sen. Rick “sunset Social Security and Medicare” Scott could become the Senate Majority Leader if Republicans win this November. Sen. Scott’s contempt for seniors goes back further …

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 15, 2024 at 3:25 PM

Senator ‘Sunset’ Scott

Rick Scott, Mike Johnson, Donald Trump... yikes. John, For the first time since 2007, Republicans in the Senate will be led by someone other than Mitch McConnell after this year’s election. Other Senators are jockeying for position, and one who is doing so public…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 14, 2024 at 7:58 PM

Mike Johnson said WHAT?

Speaker Johnson would rather force people to continue working than make millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share. John, If Trump wins the presidency, this guy will be the Speaker of the House: When he discussed Social Security and Medicare, he repeated st…

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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 8:52 PM

The most pro-senior President of the century

Biden powerfully stood up to Republicans who want to cut Social Security and Medicare. John, Yesterday, Social Security Works PAC was proud to take part in the launch of Seniors for Biden. In the flurry of activity around the launch, First Lady Jill Biden was una…

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

June 12, 2024 at 8:04 PM

UPDATE: ENDORSEMENT Alert: Joe Biden & Kamala Harris

Dr. Jill Biden is joining the kickoff call. John, I wanted to be sure you saw Bowzer’s email this morning. Social Security Works PAC is proudly endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ re-election. Now we’ve got even more big news: The First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden,…

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

June 12, 2024 at 2:57 PM

Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have amassed a truly impressive record on senior issues. John, We’re making a big endorsement today: This wasn’t a tough one. Donald Trump’s failed seniors in a million ways, and we’ve emailed you about all of them over the last d…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Re: Hi.

You don’t believe me? Check his voting record. John, Alex is going on tour this summer. At every stop, we’re hiring a local billboard truck, parking it in front of a Congressional office, and making sure everyone who passes by knows the truth about that member’s…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 9, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Re: Hi

You don’t believe me? Check his voting record. John, Alex is going on tour this summer. At every stop, we’re hiring a local billboard truck, parking it in front of a Congressional office, and making sure everyone who passes by knows the truth about that member’s…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 8, 2024 at 2:28 PM

On Tour

You don’t believe me? Check his voting record. John, This week, I stood outside the office of a coward and a liar: Rep. John James of Michigan. This is a man who spends all his time trying to pretend that he’s on the side of seniors on social media, while at t…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 7, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Re: Let’s make this the last debt ceiling showdown

The debt ceiling has no constitutional basis. It serves no purpose beyond provoking crises. The interregnum between the election and the swearing-in of the next Congress could be deadly, John, just like it was after the 2020 election. Unlike that time, Trump’s allies…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 6, 2024 at 5:24 PM

deadline looming

The debt ceiling has no constitutional basis. It serves no purpose beyond provoking crises. John, After the 2020 presidential election, a vengeful Donald Trump summoned his supporters to wage a violent attack on the US Capitol to prevent Joe Biden’s victory from…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM

Re: SIGN NOW: Protect this pro-senior rule!

This is a clear ‘whose side are you on?’ moment. Congress must choose: Do they side with working Americans trying to save for a secure retirement, or shady financiers who can afford major campaign donations? John, Republicans in Congress are gathering support to o…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 2, 2024 at 3:11 PM

Re: Donald Trump is a crook who wants to steal Social Security’s dedicated revenue

Crooked Wall Street CEOs are making it clear: They want a candidate who will fight for their ability to raid Social Security, destroy the environment, and price gouge seniors. John, When he was president, Donald Trump tried to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medica…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

June 1, 2024 at 2:13 PM

The Billionaire Problem

Crooked Wall Street CEOs are making it clear: They want a candidate who will fight for their ability to raid Social Security, destroy the environment, and price gouge seniors. John, Donald Trump is a convicted felon―and instead of demanding he drop out of the ra…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 31, 2024 at 6:40 PM

SIGN NOW: Protect this pro-senior rule!

This is a clear ‘whose side are you on?’ moment. Congress must choose: Do they side with working Americans trying to save for a secure retirement, or shady financiers who can afford major campaign donations? John, For decades, shady financial planners gave worker…

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

May 29, 2024 at 3:21 PM

One of the most competitive House races

Katrina’s Republican opponent sponsored a bill which would make it unconstitutional for Social Security to pay its promised benefits! John, Back in March, I wrote to you about Katrina Shankland, who is running for Congress in Wisconsin. Katrina is an up-and-coming you…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 28, 2024 at 5:55 PM

Re: Social Security wins.

This isn’t the first time that our Social Security system has needed a small tweak. Presidents from both parties have taken action to protect and expand our earned benefits. Now it’s our turn. John, the stakes of this election are extremely clear: Will we expand Socia…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 27, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Social Security wins!

This isn’t the first time that our Social Security system has needed a small tweak. Presidents from both parties have taken action to protect and expand our earned benefits. Now it’s our turn. John, Since 1935, generations of Americans have come together to buil…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 27, 2024 at 2:10 PM

Expand Social Security!

This isn’t the first time that our Social Security system has needed a small tweak. Presidents from both parties have taken action to protect and expand our earned benefits. Now it’s our turn. John, Since 1935, generations of Americans have come together to buil…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 26, 2024 at 2:09 PM

Have you been taken advantage of by a private health insurer?

Health care is a human right. Period. It is abhorrent for greedy private insurance corporations to exploit Medicare’s good name, profiting by delaying and denying care. John, Over the past several decades, predatory private health insurance corporations have infil…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 25, 2024 at 2:46 PM

A moral necessity.

We have long said that Medicare for All is the next step in the New Deal. State-Based Universal Health Care is the first step toward Medicare for All. John, Universal Health Care is a moral necessity. With Big Insurance lobbyists trolling the halls of Congress re…

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  Robert Reich and Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 24, 2024 at 5:20 PM

Stock buybacks benefit CEOs and the top 1%: Increase the buybacks tax!

Stock buybacks boost the portfolios of CEOs and the top 1%, while harming workers and consumers. The Stock Buyback Accountability Act will help counter this trend. John, please see this important call to action from Robert Reich below and then join the campaign by…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM

The war on the mail is part of the war on seniors

Can you take action today to send a clear message: Protect Vote by Mail! John, In 2020, at the height of a pandemic that posed the greatest risk for seniors and people with disabilities, the Republican Party declared war on vote by mail. Vote by mail makes votin…

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

May 21, 2024 at 2:51 PM

RE: Your benefits are on the ballot in Maryland’s Senate race

Larry Hogan spends his time palling around with plutocrats who want to cut your earned Social Security benefits. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Jon’s email from yesterday about the Senate race in Maryland. This race between Social Security champion Angela Alsobr…

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

May 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Your benefits are on the ballot in Maryland’s Senate race

Larry Hogan spends his time palling around with plutocrats who want to cut your earned Social Security benefits. John, The Senate race in Maryland could determine which party controls Congress, and it could also determine the future of Social Security. The Democratic…

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  Robert Reich and Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Stock buybacks benefit CEOs and the top 1%: Increase the buybacks tax!

Stock buybacks boost the portfolios of CEOs and the top 1%, while harming workers and consumers. The Stock Buyback Accountability Act will help counter this trend. John, please see this important call to action from Robert Reich below and then join the campaign by…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 18, 2024 at 3:34 PM

Re: We don’t let lies go unchallenged

We have 11 years to make billionaires like Jeff Bezos pay their fair share. John, we don’t have a Social Security problem. We have a billionaire problem. Billionaires are buying up media outlets that print anti-Social Security propaganda to convince people that they w…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 17, 2024 at 8:53 PM

We don’t let lies go unchallenged

We have 11 years to make billionaires like Jeff Bezos pay their fair share. John, Billionaires like Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos will do anything to keep from paying their fair share into Social Security. The Post’s editorial page has had an axe to grind aga…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 16, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Re: Correction needed!

We’ve reached out to the Washington Post quietly. They have thus far refused to issue that correction. So we need you to add your voice. John, since Alex emailed you yesterday, the Washington Post has received a barrage of emails from Social Security Works members…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 15, 2024 at 6:01 PM

This stuff matters.

We’ve reached out to the Washington Post quietly. They have thus far refused to issue that correction. So we need you to add your voice. John, Last Monday, hours before the Social Security Board of Trustees issued its report on Social Security’s finances, the Was…

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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 14, 2024 at 8:45 PM

For fairness

100,000 older Americans already have their Social Security benefits garnished to repay student loan debts. Tell the Department of Education: President Biden’s student loan relief plan is an important step to restoring fairness to higher education. No one sh…

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

May 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM

RE: The Social Security champion who will defeat Rick Scott

Even before becoming a Senator, Rick Scott saw our earned benefits as a piggy bank for corporations. John, Before becoming a U.S. Senator, Rick Scott “oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history.”[1] He’s compared the American people’s love of Social S…

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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]

May 12, 2024 at 4:44 PM

Grandparents on Facebook

We need CrowdTangle’s monitoring tools through the election to prepare rapid response moments. John, As Congress and regulators focus on TikTok, Facebook remains the dominant social media platform, with five times as many daily views. Notably, older Americans ma…

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

May 10, 2024 at 2:01 PM

This Senator wants to “sunset” Social Security. Let’s sunset him instead!

Even before becoming a Senator, Rick Scott saw our earned benefits as a piggy bank for corporations. John, A few years ago, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled an agenda that Mitch McConnell (of all people!) accurately described as a plan to “sunset Medicare or Social Sec…

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