To: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-2)
No Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Senator Gillibrand, please stand up for working people and say no to any cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Voters went to the polls on Election Day seeking higher taxes on the rich and protection for our safety net.
Why is this important?
Beltway insiders have the most successful social safety net programs in their cross-hairs. Despite the fact that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid keep millions out of poverty these same insiders want to destroy them for the sake of compromise and greed. They are trying to drum up public fear by inventing a "fiscal cliff" narrative and now demand drastic cuts.
Seniors, the disabled, soon to retire baby-boomers and even the young would experience unnecessary financial hardship while millionaires and billionaires might pay a few more pennies on the dollar.
We need strong progressives leaders like Senator Gillibrand to draw a line in the sand: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are off the table.