Senator Maria Cantwell has declared that she “will do everything I can to strengthen and protect the Social Security program.”
The Washington Democrat made this commitment October 4 in a letter to Social Security Works Washington and to the Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans.
Without mentioning the deficit reduction commission by name, Cantwell said: “Changes to the Social Security program – how it is financed, how benefits are calculated, or decisions about retirement age – should be designed to preserve and strengthen the financial integrity of the program, and should not be a part of the deficit reduction decisions.”
Cantwell expressly hailed “the efforts of Social Security Works Washington and the Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans” for their efforts “to protect and strengthen Social Security for current and future generations.”
The Senator’s letter was in response to a request from Social Security Works Washington and PSARA that she join Senator Patty Murray, Representative Jim McDermott, and Eighth District Congressional candidate Suzan delBene in a firm pledge to reject any changes in Social Security that would emasculate the program in the name of tackling the federal budget deficit.
“Social Security is a promise to American workers and their dependents, and changing the rules in the middle of the game by eroding benefits or delaying the retirement age undermines that promise,” Senator Cantwell wrote.
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