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On the recordFebruary 5, 2015
it is not just the AARP that holds that view. It is dozens and dozens of senior organizations all across the country. Let me read very briefly from a letter written by the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, dated October 9, 2014. It is a letter that goes to the President--to President Obama. What it says is: We urge you to include a non-controversial, commonsense legislative adjustment in your 2016 budget for Congress to temporarily reallocate the Social Security payroll contributions to address the anticipated shortfall in the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program. We also strongly urge you to reject proposals to cut Social Security benefits, coverage, or eligibility. That is the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations. I ask unanimous consent that letter also be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, Debra B. Whitman, Chair, Washington, DC, October 9, 2014. The White House, Washington, DC. Dear President Obama: On behalf of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), a coalition of national not- for-profit organizations representing over 60 million older Americans, we write to ask you to maintain a vital part of our Social Security system in your 2016 budget proposal.…
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Feb 5, 2015

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