To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Stop the proposed cuts to Social Security and Veteran's Benefits.
"Americans all over the country depend on every single dollar they get from Social Security to put food on the table and pay for housing," Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, and Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota, announced late last week. "Using chained CPI will shift more costs onto already struggling American families, seniors, veterans—including our 3.2 million disabled veterans who also depend on the Social Security calculation for their Veterans Affairs benefits—individuals with disabilities, and children on survivors’ benefits."
Social Security has not contributed to the nation's deficit problems, why should millions of recipients be made to suffer because of it? Whether Democrat or Republican; I hold both parties accountable for this slap to the face of those who have put in a life time of hard work and sacrifice for their country and deserve better than this.
Social Security has not contributed to the nation's deficit problems, why should millions of recipients be made to suffer because of it? Whether Democrat or Republican; I hold both parties accountable for this slap to the face of those who have put in a life time of hard work and sacrifice for their country and deserve better than this.
Why is this important?
In 2008, candidate Barack Obama told the American people that he would not cut Social Security, but now President Obama proposes to cut Social Security and veterans' benefits with the "chained CPI"
(an adjustment that would reduce cost-of-living increases to Social Security and other federal benefit programs.)
(an adjustment that would reduce cost-of-living increases to Social Security and other federal benefit programs.)