Fast-track Commission Derailed in Senate
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010… Seniors Applaud today’s Senate Vote Defeating Conrad/Gregg’s Fast Track Commission Following is our press statement after the vote: “America’s seniors understand what this commission proposal has been all about from the beginning—finding a way to balance the budget on the back of Social Security. For too long, fiscal hawks have tried to blame Social [...]
National Call-In Day Underway
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Tomorrow the Senate will consider a proposal to create a fast-track commission targeting Social Security and Medicare for cuts. Fiscal hawks in Congress have selectively redefined our debt and deficit problem in order to fit their preconceived solutions — cutting Social Security and Medicare – and they see this commission as the best political [...]
Seniors Mobilize in Opposition to Fast-track Commission Targeting Cuts to Social Security
Friday, January 15th, 2010Next week we’ll kick off our radio and print advocacy campaign in Washington urging Congress to oppose creation of a fast-track entitlement commission. Our National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare members and supporters have made it clear they oppose creating a commission which targets cuts to the very programs, which have kept seniors afloat during [...]
This Picture is Truly Worth a $Billion Words
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010We’ve written a lot this New Year about the Peterson Foundation’s billion dollar campaign to persuade Americans that we can’t afford Social Security and Medicare…especially the organization’s ongoing efforts to persuade Congress to create a commission targeting these programs for cuts. A Senate vote on the commission proposal is expected anytime after they return, January 20.th [...]