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Showing Original Post only (View all)House liberals demand meeting with Obama on Chained CPI [View all]
Source: WaPo
Top House progressives are demanding a sit down meeting with President Obama to underscore their opposition to any Social Security benefits cuts as part of a Grand Bargain a sign that the left has no intention of allowing any cuts to go forward without a major fight.
The demand is being made in a letter that is set to be mailed to the President tomorrow, and was sent my way by a source. It is signed by Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Keith Ellison and Raul Grijalva, along with Dem Reps. Jan Schakowsky, John Conyers, and Donna Edwards, and Senator Bernie Sanders. It says:
,We write to request a meeting with you to discuss the inclusion of chained CPI in your recent budget proposal.,
We appreciate your ongoing efforts to negotiated with Congressional Republicans in a serious, thoughtful manner, despite their unwillingness to consider a balanced approach. We also appreciate the many positive proposals in your budget, including much-needed additional revenue and the call for universal preschool. However, at a time when many Americans are struggling, cutting Social Security benefits would take money directly out of the pockets of American seniors and slow our economic recovery a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives and many Democratic Senators have expressed their vigorous opposition to cuts to earned benefit programs. (...)
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/04/24/house-liberals-demand-meeting-with-obama-on-chained-cpi/
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Starting to see "Liberals" in headlines; not such a dirty word these Obama days. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2013
#5
"Progressive? You mean the insurance company? How much did you donate to my campaign?"
yurbud
Apr 2013
#45
"liberals"??? ...whatever ...so now the interests of the elderly are liberal interests. pffft
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#17
Good for them. Wonder which minion will be delegated to meet with 'em instead.
MotherPetrie
Apr 2013
#27