Hands off Social Security ! Tennesseans for Social Security

Hands off Social Security

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Fiscal conservatives(Republicans) in Washington want to make 2011 the year they finally cut Social Security—and politicians from both sides of the aisle are lining up to help them. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is throwing cold water on their plans and pushing back hard against any kind of cuts to Social Security. Last week on NBC's "Meet the Press," Reid made one of the best defenses of Social Security by a leading Democrat in a long time. Here's an excerpt of what he said: "Social Security is a program that works, and it's going to be—it's fully funded for the next 40 years. Stop picking on Social Security.... I'm not going to go to any of those back-door methods to whack Social Security recipients." With Speaker of the House John Boehner advocating to raise the retirement age and cut benefits by more than 20%, we need more leaders like Harry Reid pushing back on behalf of working Americans. The Senate will be critical to the future of Social Security—can you call Tennessee Senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and ask them to support Majority Leader Reid's stance against benefit cuts ? You can also click on the link provided or the title of this article to send them an e-mail !

Senator Lamar Alexander (R) Tennessee
Phone: 202-224-4944

Senator Bob Corker (R)Tennessee
Phone: 202-224-3344

When you call, remember to say that you live in Tennessee, and speak from the heart about why Social Security matters to you and your family. Say that you would like your senator to join Harry Reid in opposing any kind of Social Security benefit cut. This session of Congress will decide the future of Social Security. The new Republican leadership has made benefit cuts a top priority, under the auspices of deficit reduction, and late last year the co-chairs of the President's Deficit Commission issued a report recommending deep benefit cuts that won support from conservative members of both parties. That's what makes Sen. Reid's comments so important. With the Republicans in control of the House, the future of Social Security will be decided in the Senate—and Sen. Reid needs all the support he can get to stop benefit cuts.
Can you call Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker to ask them to support Sen. Reid? Here are their numbers again:

Senator Lamar Alexander
Phone: 202-224-4944

Senator Bob Corker
Phone: 202-224-3344

http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/government/elected.html

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