All Ages Welcome! |  |
|
warning: implode(): Bad arguments. in /export/sites/seniorsforamerica.com/docs/includes/theme.inc on line 37. Submitted by Howard2 on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 02:03 | |
|
| Seniors
for America was founded to elevate issues of special concern to Seniors
and Elders in the national political agenda. Through a network of
Internet-savvy Senior outreach coordinators of all ages, SFA strives
to provide bridges at the community level to non-digital Seniors and
Elders who wish to remain active in the political process. |
|
|
 |
The
Hands Off Social Security Coalition was represented on Capital
Hill at a demonstration against Bush's plan to privatize Social
Security on Tuesday. |
|
| Deep
divide marks Social Security debate |
| Democrats
say president’s plan threatens safety net |
The
Associated Press
April 26, 2005 |
WASHINGTON
-
From the buttoned-down confines of a Senate hearing room to a boisterous
outdoor rally nearby, Democrats took on President Bush and his Social
Security proposals with gusto on Tuesday and rebuffed pleas for bipartisanship
from frustrated Republicans.
“If
he’s going out to push for privatization, let’s help
him pack,” Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said to cheers from
a sun-splashed crowd on the lawn across the street from the Capitol.
He was ridiculing Bush’s heavily publicized 60-day tour
to build support for his proposals.
“Personal
accounts unravels the Social Security safety net in a way that
makes it hard to find common ground,” said Sen. Ron Wyden
of Oregon, one of several Democrats who criticized the president’s
recommendations at a lengthy Senate Finance Committee hearing.
Click
Here for complete story.
|
 |
Gladys
Mitchell, 80, right, from Washington, holds a sign from HOSS
Coalition partner, The National Committee to Preserve Social
Security & Medicare. Mitchell and Louise Hobbs, 71, left,
from New York, N.Y. joined the Capital Hill rally against
the privatization of Social Security on Tuesday.
- Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP |
|
|
|
|
| Weighing-in
on the Social Security debate -- |
Hello
folks --
I am back ... this time to weigh-in on the Social Security debate.
Initiated by the San Francisco Gray Panthers, our new group is called
the HANDS-OFF SOCIAL SECURITY COALITION and we are hoping that many
of you will be willing to start chapters of this movement in your
own communities ... of course, we will continue to do this as part
of our SFA activities and use this website as an organizing / communication
tool.
To date, our Coalition has organized three rallies in the San Francisco
Financial District that have attracted good press coverage and community
interest ... we have launched an on-going letter-writing campaign
to Congress and the media ... and, we took part in a Townhall Meeting
on Social Security held by the House Minority Leader / SF Congresswoman
Nancy Pelosi, on Thursday, Feb. 23rd.
But, as most of you know, in San Francisco, we are just preaching
to the choir so we are ready to expand our mission to defeat the
President's plan to radically change Social Security to a national
effort ... that is why we so desperately need your help!
Our strategy is very simple based on a over-riding belief that President
Bush is once-again trying to deceive the American people into believing
in a crisis that doesn't exist ... our purpose is to insist that
the Democrats stand firm against compromise on this issue, and we
want to reach out to moderate Republicans who have reservations
about Bush's plan, as well.
Because we strongly believe that there is NO crisis, and that there
are more reasonable ways to address the long-term challenges the
system faces, our message is equally simple:
-
NO Privatizing!
- NO Benefit Cuts!
- NO Compromise!
- RAISE the Cap!
Our coalition currently includes the following local, regional,
and national groups representing approx. 150,000 members:
-
Bay Area Gray Panther Networks of
.... Berkeley, Central Contra
Costa, San Francisco, & South Alameda
- California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA)
- City of Alameda Democratic Club
- Concerned Scientists in Aging
- Healthcare for All - California
- Independent Living Resource Center - San Francisco
- Mainstreet Moms Operation Blue
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare
- Neighbor to Neighbor
- Older Women's League (OWL)
- Progressive Democrats of the East Bay
- San Francisco Labor Council
- Senior Action Network (SAN)
- Seniors for America (SFA)
- Students for Social Security
- The Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
In
addition, a second chapter of the Hands-Off Social Security Coalition
has been started in Santa Cruz CA ... I hope that we can soon add
your community coalition to our list of affiliates speaking out
against Social Security privatization!
And,
as always, I welcome your comments and suggestions.
Warm regards,
Howard
x
To
find your nearest Gray Panther network, please visit:
The Gray Panther Homepage network listings.
|
| |
|
|
| The
New York Times Political News Headlines |
|
|
|
|
|
| A
Grassroots website created and paid for by HL Vicini, San Francisco,
and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. All
trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective
owners. Blogs and comments are owned by the poster. Powered by Drupal
4.2.0. |
|
|
| [ 1 comment | read more ] | |
