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Dear Supporter,

Jim Roosevelt, the grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt, knows better than anyone how important Social Security is to Americans like you. It’s one of the most enduring legacies of his grandfather’s presidency. But it’s also on the line like never before. 

That’s why Jim Roosevelt asked if he could personally get involved in the National Committee’s urgent fight to protect this lifesaving program from hardliners in Congress who are dead set on slashing your earned benefits.

And in recent letter Jim sent to National Committee supporters, he urged Social Security beneficiaries to sign onto our petition to help convince Congress to stop messing with this vital program: ( [link removed] )

James Roosevelt, Jr., grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

"This is a high stakes time for Social Security. And so I simply cannot stress this enough …

If you and other seniors don’t speak out right now to challenge the Trump Administration’s efforts to drastically

cut the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) workforce, make it more difficult for seniors to access their hard-earned benefits and discredit the Social Security program by making baseless claims about “massive fraud” … this Congress could be the one that rapidly ushers in painful cuts and radical “reforms” that could forever change this program as we know it.

If you and other seniors don’t speak out right now to challenge the Trump Administration’s efforts to drastically cut the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) workforce, make it more difficult for seniors to access their hard-earned benefits and discredit the Social Security program by making baseless claims about “massive fraud” … this Congress could be the one that rapidly ushers in painful cuts and radical “reforms” that could forever change this program as we know it.

And at a time when so many Americans are counting on their earned benefits just to make ends meet, these cuts would throw millions into poverty.”

If you agree FDR’s legacy — which continues to empower millions of older Americans — is worth fighting for then please add your name to the National Committee’s EMERGENCY PETITION TO CONGRESS: “Protect — Don’t Cut — Social Security!” ( [link removed] )

Jim Roosevelt ( [link removed] ) and I plan to show to lawmakers in Congress that seniors across the country depend on their earned benefits and oppose any cuts to these programs.

According to Jim Roosevelt, ( [link removed] )

“Social Security has always been a prime target of so-called ‘deficit hawks’ in Washington who would much rather chip away at seniors’ earned benefits than reverse decades of unfair (and unpaid for!) tax policies that benefit wealthy Americans and huge corporations. Fortunately, my grandfather helped structure the program to make it hard to cut or privatize Social Security. 

Because Social Security has its own dedicated income stream from the payroll tax, we don’t just trade it off against education or defense or other important priorities. My grandfather famously said, ‘With those taxes in there, no damn politician can ever scrap my Social Security program’.” ( #_edn1 )

Jim Roosevelt understands that lawmakers can’t just change or cut Social Security without risking the livelihoods of millions of retirees and working Americans.

So please, sign our EMERGENCY PETITION today to let your elected officials in Washington, DC know that you rely on Social Security and you want retirees’ benefits protected, not cut. ( [link removed] )

Sincerely,

Max Richtman
President & CEO

P.S. We wouldn’t have Social Security today if it wasn’t for the vision of President Franklin D. Roosevelt — and the persistence of his Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins. Celebrate the 90th anniversary of Social Security by watching our new documentary film, “Social Security:  90 Years Strong.” ( [link removed] ) You’ll see how Social Security got started back in 1935, its history through the years and why it’s so important that we preserve the program today.

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