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Social Security's 73rd Birthday

To mark Social Security's birthday on August 14, the Alliance celebrated Social Security’s 73rd birthday with 25 grassroots events from Oregon to Florida lauding the program that has kept millions of Americans out of poverty and by promising to continue fighting privatization efforts. On July 7, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said, “Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace, and it's got to be fixed.” Alliance members protested these comments outside Republican headquarters and McCain offices in Raleigh, North Carolina, Portland, Oregon and Phoenix, Arizona, and asked Senators John Sununu (R-NH) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) to denounce their colleague’s comments in Manchester, New Hampshire and Salem, Oregon, respectively. The Senator was also shadowed by the Alliance on his visits to York, Pennsylvania and Aspen, Colorado this week. Additionally, birthday cakes and cards were presented with thanks to Social Security Administration offices in Green Bay, Madison, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Morgantown, West Virginia; Raleigh and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Tallahassee, Port St. Lucie, Lake Mary, and Valrico, Florida; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Reading, Pennsylvania; Tyler, Texas; and Montpelier, Vermont. More events are planned through next week.

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Livestrong Event - Columbus, Ohio

As Senator McCain spoke on July 24 at Lance Armstrong’s yearly summit on cancer, the Ohio Alliance made their presence known to highlight McCain’s poor record on Medicare, health care, and Social Security. Field organizer Norm Wernet, a cancer survivor, pointed out that, while McCain says he supports additional funding for cancer research, he voted against federal funding for cancer research at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University Medical Center. The senator voted against the funds because they were considered earmarks, but Wernet says earmarks are not always bad and are an important source of cancer research funding.

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Arizona Social Security Event 30708

About 25 people, mostly seniors, picketed outside the Social Security office in central Phoenix on Friday to protest Sen. John McCain's proposal to revive the idea of privatizing Social Security.

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