Senator Elizabeth Warren talks with Rachel Maddow about the differences between Democrats and Republicans on popular issues like student loans and the minimum wage, and why she thinks emphasizing those distinctions is key to Democratic political success.
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The Massachusetts Senator told George Stephanopoulos that she left the GOP after the party dedicated itself to tilting the playing field in favor of Wall Street.
Two founders of Third Way, a Washington think tank that carries water for Wall Street by pretending to be a “centrist” organization, have come out with a new proposal for a mass retirement program that, yes, will line Wall Street’s pockets while promising the average worker something it can’t deliver.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is under consideration for a leadership position in the Senate Democratic caucus, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
Senate Democrats will be holding their leadership elections Thursday morning. A source saw Warren coming out of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) office Wednesday.
Elizabeth Warren would like to send every senior citizen and disabled veteran in America a check for $580.
via Huffington Post.
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Senator Sherrod Brown joins Rachel Maddow and discusses expanding Social Security rather than cutting it.
The senator went further than saying Social Security and Medicare benefits should not be cut.
This week, the House GOP’s first order of business was to attack Social Security. They are doing their best to pit retirees vs. the disabled in an effort to cut Social Security benefits.
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/warren-the-gop-inventing-social-security-crisis
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Earlier today, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and Tammy Baldwin, along with advocates, joined to tell Senate Leader McConnell to bring the #SAVEBenefits Act to the Floor for a vote.
In the photo above is a National Committee volunteer and Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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I love any proposal that puts my preferences clearly in the center. And Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator and presidential candidate, did just that with her plans for Social Security.
Just to remind you about Social Security’s finances, the program’s actuaries project a deficit over the next 75 years of 2.78% of taxable payrolls. As shown in the figure below, this deficit reflects the combination of rising costs and constant levels of income. The increasing costs are the result of a slow-growing labor force and the retirement of baby boomers, which raises the ratio of retirees to workers. Social Security’s deficit can be eliminated either by bringing up the income rate or lowering the cost rate in the figure below.
via Market Watch.
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We have asked Congress to BOOST Social Security benefits for all working Americans.
Seniors went to Capitol Hill earlier this month to tell Congress why their current #SocialSecurity benefits are inadequate. Boost Social Security Now! https://www.ncpssm.org/campaigns/boost-social-security-now/ @RepJohnLarson