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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 19, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Invited Republican witness testifies that Social Security benefits are too high

Over and over, Republican politicians tell the truth about their plans to cut Social Security, and over and over the media lets them walk those plans back. Tell Republican politicians: Social Security benefits are not too high, actually. We need to EXPAND, …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 18, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Put your wallet away, and help Social Security Works raise $10,000.

We’ve heard rumors that they want to attach McCarthy’s debt commission to the next government funding bill. John, We send a lot of emails asking for donations. This time, put your wallet away. Our friends at CREDO nominated Social Security Works as one of 18 gr…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 16, 2023 at 4:58 PM

Re: Joe Biden can change everything (long, but important)

The media refuses to take Democratic plans to protect and expand Social Security seriously John, Nancy’s email yesterday was a long one―but it lays out our strategy for the next two years. We have changed the conversation around our Social Security system before…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 15, 2023 at 8:37 PM

(long, but important) Joe Biden can change everything.

The media refuses to take Democratic plans to protect and expand Social Security seriously John, This week, nearly 200 House Democrats, led by Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), introduced Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust. The legislation would expand Social Security…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 15, 2023 at 2:09 PM

President Biden Has the Power to Transform the Social Security Debate; Here’s How:

The media refuses to take Democratic plans to protect and expand Social Security seriously John, This week, nearly 200 House Democrats, led by Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), introduced Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust. The legislation would expand Social Security…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 14, 2023 at 4:44 PM

SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to pass Bernie Sanders’s College for All Act

Out-of-control education debt is making it harder than ever to save for retirement. SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to pass Bernie Sanders’s College for All Act Education debt doesn't just impact young people. Hundreds of thousands of seniors are having their earne…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 13, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Re: We get letters

Plenty of people have sent us checks in 2023, and a lot of them wrote us nice notes too. I thought it might be fun to share a few of our favorites: John, Yesterday we shared some of the nice letters we get in our PO Box. Michael assures me that he reads every me…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 12, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Our PO Box

Plenty of people have sent us checks in 2023, and a lot of them wrote us nice notes too. I thought it might be fun to share a few of our favorites: John, Social Security Works has a PO Box near our office in Washington DC―we put the address on every donation page…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 11, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Re: Put your wallet away, and help Social Security Works raise $10,000

We’ve heard rumors that they want to attach McCarthy’s debt commission to the next government funding bill. Nearly 10,000 people have already taken action to vote in CREDO's donation contest this month. If you haven't yet, Social Security Works needs your vote. …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 10, 2023 at 8:35 PM

$10,000

We’ve heard rumors that they want to attach McCarthy’s debt commission to the next government funding bill. John, We send a lot of emails asking for donations. This time, put your wallet away. Our friends at CREDO nominated Social Security Works as one of 18 gr…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 8, 2023 at 2:08 PM

The government can do things.

Greedy corporations want Americans to believe that anything the government can do, private corporations can do better. John, Greedy corporations want Americans to believe that anything the government can do, private corporations can do better. It’s a lie. Corpo…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 7, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Re: Breaking it down

When Republicans say they want to create a commission to “look at” Social Security and Medicare, they mean one thing: benefit cuts. John, Just bumping this—it's long, but very important. This poll makes completely clear why Republicans who are dead-set on slashing So…
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  Nancy Altman, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 6, 2023 at 7:28 PM

Breaking it down

When Republicans say they want to create a commission to “look at” Social Security and Medicare, they mean one thing: benefit cuts. John, Yesterday we shared the topline numbers from a new poll that Social Security Works did in collaboration with our friends at …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 5, 2023 at 7:33 PM

POLL: Voters aren’t fooled

Even two-thirds of Republicans think it’s a bad idea: John, If it’s up to voters, Kevin McCarthy’s new commission to enact cuts to Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors is dead on arrival. Even two-thirds of Republicans think it’s a bad idea:1 Tell …
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 4, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Social Security is All-American (bump)

It’s time to set the record straight. Today is the big day. Here's the info you need if you hear someone repeating Wall Street talking points at a barbecue. Can you chip in $4 to keep the movement strong? Donate $4 for the 4th! John, The…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 3, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Wall Street doesn’t want you to know this

It’s time to set the record straight. Donate $4 for the 4th! John, There are two kinds of people who want to cut Social Security—paid liars, and people who believe the lies. They’ve heard the Wall Street-funded talking points. “Social Sec…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Social Security Works. That's it, that's the bumper sticker.

Our name is a complete sentence. Social Security Works. Period. That’s it. That’s the bumper sticker. Get yours today. Support Social Security Works with a $10 donation today, and we’ll send you a sticker! In solidarity, Alex LawsonSocial Security Works …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 7:38 PM

Re: Delays and denials kill

People with Medicare deserve better―we pay in with every paycheck, and we need Medicare to be there when we need it. I wanted to be sure you saw this, John: Social Security Works is planning to make a stand to save Medicare on July 30th. Right now, greedy privat…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 7:25 PM

More than half of Medicare plans are now privatized.

People with Medicare deserve better―we pay in with every paycheck, and we need Medicare to be there when we need it. John, “Medicare Advantage” is a program that allows private insurance companies to cover people with Medicare. In 2023, more than half of all peo…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Re: Social Security Works: The Sticker.

Our name is a complete sentence. Social Security Works. Period. That’s it. That’s the bumper sticker. Get yours today. Support Social Security Works with a $10 donation today, and we’ll send you a sticker! In solidarity, Alex LawsonSocial Security Works J…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Social Security Works: The Sticker.

Our name is a complete sentence. John, when FDR championed the Social Security Act nearly a century ago, half of all seniors lived in poverty. Today, that number is less than 10%. Social Security works. Period. It's not just the name of our organization―it's a se…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Re: “...you send a lot of emails.”

We send an email almost every day. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Michael’s email below. I’m so proud of what we’ve built, one donation at a time. Social Security Works is able to punch above our weight in DC because instead of catering to wealthy donors, w…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 1:53 PM

$12.41 at a time

We send an email almost every day. John, When I travel around and talk to retirees about Social Security, and I tell them that I’m Michael Phelan, here’s how it usually goes: “Oh, I get your emails!”(pause)“...you send a lot of emails.” It’s true. We send an e…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 6:58 PM

Republican Social Security cut plan headed for a vote

Romney’s presidential campaign endorsed every aspect of the RSC’s approach John, The Republican Study Committee, which includes more than three-fourths of the House Republican caucus, is pushing for a floor vote for its budget, which raises the Social Security re…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 6:47 PM

SCENE REPORT: Stop the Social Security Cutters Tour

We’re making it clear: Politicians can’t hide their support for Social Security cuts. Not behind closed doors, not behind press releases filled with weasel words John, The first stop on Social Security Works’ Stop the Social Security Cutters tour wrapped yesterda…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Re: Just say NO to cutting Social Security

The American people demand that any changes to Social Security or Medicare happen in the sunlight. John, When the American people are watching, Republicans know they can’t show their true feelings about Social Security and Medicare. Their actions speak plenty lou…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Congress must BOYCOTT

The American people demand that any changes to Social Security or Medicare happen in the sunlight. John, This week, the Republican Study Committee released the preferred budget of three-fourths of Republicans in the House. That budget would slash Social Security b…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM

LIST OF SHAME: Republicans who endorsed a plan to raise the retirement age (open to see)

Disgusting: These 175 House Republicans endorsed a plan that would end Medicare as we know it and slash Social Security by hiking the retirement age: John, Disgusting: These 175 House Republicans endorsed a plan that would end Medicare as we know it and slash Social S…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM

The Republican Study Committee Budget Would Destroy Social Security and Medicare

Their plan to avoid possible benefit cuts in a decade is to lock cuts in immediately. John, The Republican Study Committee, which counts 70% of House Republicans as members, just released its 2024 budget proposal―and it’s a disaster for Social Security and Medica…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 9:05 PM

First stop on our Social Security tour >>

McCarthy’s backroom commission doesn’t exist yet. And if this tour is a success, it never will. John, One week from today, Social Security Works’s Stop the Social Security Cutters Tour kicks off outside Rep. John Duarte’s office in Turlock, CA. Rep. Duarte has enthu…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 11, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Sneaky advocates for Social Security

We’re proud to collaborate with our friends at Blue Future, who do incredible youth organizing, on this effort. Their coalition has a set of concrete actions that will make sure that young people’s concerns are heard in the White House. John, When people think of…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Re: UPDATE on Social Security Cutting Commission

Republicans want nothing more than to go behind closed doors with Democrats and emerge with Social Security cuts. That way, voters won’t know who to blame. Social Security Works was founded to defeat Social Security-cutting commissions, John. We were formed shortly af…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 3:56 PM

Slam the door in Kevin McCarthy’s face

Republicans want nothing more than to go behind closed doors with Democrats and emerge with Social Security cuts. That way, voters won’t know who to blame. John, Immediately after America avoided default for another two years, Republican Speaker of the House Kevi…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 6, 2023 at 8:20 PM

POLL: Should we launch billboards across the country?

We’re going to fight back—and we need your help. John, Kevin McCarthy and MAGA Republicans failed to cut Social Security and Medicare as part of the debt ceiling deal. But they haven’t given up. McCarthy recently announced plans to form a closed-door commission aimed …
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 4, 2023 at 2:12 PM

RE: Tell Democrats: Boycott McCarthy’s Social Security Cutting Commission

John, Kevin McCarthy wants to reach into our pockets and steal our earned Social Security benefits. And he wants bipartisan cover to do it. To stop McCarthy’s scheme, Democrats must stand united and refuse to provide that cover. Join us in calling on every single…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 3, 2023 at 4:58 PM

Tell Democrats: Boycott McCarthy’s Social Security Cutting Commission

John, Kevin McCarthy recently went on FOX News to announce his plan to create a commission to cut Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors. McCarthy claimed that the commission will be “bipartisan, on both sides of the aisle.” But that won’t happen unles…
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 3, 2023 at 1:31 PM

RE: Winning subject line

John Kevin McCarthy wants to reach into our pockets and steal our earned Social Security benefits. And he wants bipartisan cover to do it. To stop McCarthy’s scheme, Democrats must stand united and refuse to provide that cover. Join us in calling on every single …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 2, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Re: “I’m going to make some people uncomfortable.”

McCarthy is furious that President Biden refused to cut Social Security and Medicare as part of the debt limit bill. John, Kevin McCarthy says that he’s “going to make some people uncomfortable” by creating a closed-door commission designed to cut Social Security and …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 6:45 PM

Kevin McCarthy’s closed-door commission

McCarthy is furious that President Biden refused to cut Social Security and Medicare as part of the debt limit bill. John, Yesterday, the U.S. House passed an agreement to raise the debt limit. The deal keeps spending on vital programs, like Meals on Wheels, flat for …
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  Team Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 6:44 PM

Re: Eliminating the debt ceiling forever

The only way to stop Republican hostage taking is to throw them out of office in next year’s election. Then, Democrats must vote to eliminate the debt ceiling forever. John, As Congress prepares to vote on the deal to lift the debt ceiling, we wanted to make sure you …
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 30, 2023 at 6:35 PM

The only way to stop Republican hostage taking

We are going to spend the next two years working to throw Republicans out of office by telling everyone about their vote to gut the Social Security Administration and other vital benefits. John, Over the holiday weekend, President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 27, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RE: one-way ratchet

The Republican war on seniors is here. John, I wanted to be sure that you saw Michael’s email below. The Republican war on seniors isn’t new―it goes back nearly a century, to when our Social Security system was created. Wall Street millionaires and billionaires are ai…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 5:56 PM

one-way ratchet

John, The Republican war on seniors is here. For decades, the right-wing movement has been animated by an attitude best summed up by anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, whose stated goal was to cut the United States government “down to the size where we can drown it i…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Re: Stunning bipartisan agreement:

Social Security Works has been calling this a hostage crisis from day 1. Now, in a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed. John, When Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz admits that he and his colleagues are holding a hostage, it’s important to…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Matt Gaetz’s stunning admission

Social Security Works has been calling this a hostage crisis from day 1. Now, in a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed. John, Since the United States hit the debt ceiling in January, the dynamic between House Republicans and th…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Let’s be clear:

This crisis is entirely manufactured by MAGA Republicans who want to harm the economy to improve their chances of taking the White House in 2024. John, As the Biden administration nears the end of its extraordinary measures to avoid defaulting on payments owed by…
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 22, 2023 at 8:54 PM

UPDATE: The 14th Amendment

It’s not just economic terrorism that could throw millions of people out of work and make seniors miss their Social Security checks, it’s un-American and unconstitutional. Over the weekend, Social Security Works members sent over 20,000 messages to Congress and th…
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  Maeg Yosef, Trader Joe’s United via Social · [email protected]
May 21, 2023 at 1:39 PM

Trader Joe’s United

Trader Joe's has fired union supporters, threatened and coerced workers, and continues to drag their feet at the bargaining table. Tell Trader Joe's: Stop union-busting! ADD YOUR VOICE My name is Maeg Yosef. I am a crew member at Trader Jo…
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  Alex Lawson, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Section 4 of the 14th Amendment

It’s not just economic terrorism that could throw millions of people out of work and make seniors miss their Social Security checks, it’s un-American and unconstitutional. Tell President Biden and Congress: President Biden should exercise his powers under …
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  Michael Phelan, Social Security Works · [email protected]
May 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM

When Colorado seniors look out their windows

President Biden shouldn’t negotiate a ransom―he should end the practice of legislation-by-hostage-taking once and for all. John, When seniors in Pueblo, Colorado look out their windows this morning, here’s what they’ll see: House Republicans like Lauren Boeber…
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