To: Sen. Patty Murray (WA-1) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA-2)
Strengthen Social Security
Senators Cantwell and Murray, Your constituents in Washington State are calling on you to co-sponsor Senator Tom Harkin's bill to Strengthen Social Security, not cut it with the proposed chained CPI.
Why is this important?
Because the Budget Committee is considering chained CPI for SS. Patty Murray is on this committee and has not come out against this proposal. If chained CPI had been instituted in 2002, today the average SS recipient would be receiving $869 less than they are currently receiving using the current method of calculating cost of living increases. These are earned, promised benefits and it's not fair to cut them now!