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Today is the day!
Call your Member of Congress to make sure they know to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
To learn more about how to get involved, click here or the graphic above.
Max Richtman, President/CEO of the National Committee, was recently on PBS NewsHour speaking about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and its relation to the so-called fiscal cliff.
Click here or the graphic to watch the interview.
The debates continue on the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’. Members of Congress recently met for a press conference to discuss the Chained CPI and how it’s a cut to Social Security.
Additionally, National Committee’s Rally Corps was there to let Congress know to keep their hands off Social Security!
Raising the Medicare eligibility age is still on the table during these fiscal cliff debates. Congress needs to know that this will devastate seniors, businesses, and states.
Click here or the graphic to read more about this cut.
Today’s meeting with President Obama, Vice President Biden and their economic team signals a new beginning in our national debate about America’s economic priorities. I left today’s meeting very encouraged about the Obama administration’s goals for the lame duck Congress and the upcoming debate of the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’. The truth is America does not face an ‘entitlement crisis.’ We should not be cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits to put our fiscal house in order. Instead, Washington should be focusing on the true challenges facing our nation – growing our economy, creating jobs, and reducing healthcare costs system-wide (not just in Medicare).
Max Richtman via Entitled to Know.
Yesterday, activist groups, Senators, and Congressman, met on Capitol Hill to voice their support for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Here’s a recap from yesterday’s events via Entitled to Know.
Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at National Committee event where volunteers will deliver petitions to Members of Congress urging them not to cut Social Security or Medicare.
“No cuts to Social Security! No Cuts to Medicare! No Cuts to Medicaid!” -Senator Sanders
(at United States Capitol Building)
Washington just barely avoided plummeting off the fiscal cliff.
With a rare late-night vote on New Year’s Day, the House passed a bipartisan compromise to extend the majority of Bush-era tax cuts, delay automatic spending reductions for two months and fix a number of expiring tax and spending provisions. The final vote was 257-157, passing with 172 Democrats and 85 Republicans.
Legislation passed by Congress New Year’s Day to avert the dreaded “fiscal cliff” would stop a scheduled payment cut in Medicare physician payments. But hospitals, which have to bear a major part of financing for that “doc fix,” are not happy.
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We made this handy guide for Members of Congress.