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AARP Arizona Is Concerned about Proposals in Congress that May Include Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
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(OPEN):
WITH CONGRESS FACING AN AUGUST-DEADLINE FOR INCREASING THE
GOVERNMENT'S DEBT-CEILING, MANY PROPOSALS ARE BEING FLOATED THAT WOULD
ALSO INCLUDE ACROSS-THE-BOARD BUDGET-CUTS. HOWEVER, A-A-R-P
NATIONAL POLICY COUNCIL MEMBER AND ARIZONA A-A-R-P ADVOCACY
VOLUNTEER, RITCH STEVEN, IS CONCERNED THAT THESE PROPOSALS
WOULD MEAN CUTS TO SOCIAL-SECURITY AND MEDICARE...
(STEVEN):
"SOME PROPOSALS [THAT ARE] BEING CONSIDERED BY CONGRESS WOULD MEAN
ARBITRARY SPENDING-LIMITS TO SOCIAL-SECURITY AND MEDICARE. THAT
WOULD FORCE SENIORS TO PAY MORE FOR HEALTHCARE--AND WOULD THREATEN THEIR
ACCESS TO DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS. IT WOULD ALSO CUT SOCIAL-SECURITY
BENEFITS. SOCIAL-SECURITY AND MEDICARE ARE LIFELINES FOR MILLIONS
OF SENIORS. WE BELIEVE THAT CUTTING SOCIAL-SECURITY AND MEDICARE
IS THE WRONG APPROACH. INSTEAD, CONGRESS SHOULD TARGET WASTEFUL
SPENDING, AND CLOSE TAX-LOOPHOLES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE FIGHTING TO
KEEP MEDICARE AND SOCIAL-SECURITY STRONG."
(CLOSE):
A-A-R-P ARIZONA IS URGING PEOPLE TO CONTACT THEIR MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS ABOUT THE ISSUE--BY CALLING 1-888-722-8514.
