Harley Rouda in The Los Angeles Times

On Social Security: Social Security is vitally important to seniors' well-being

It's time for our Congress to finally stand up for America's seniors and retirees. This is one of the reasons why I am running for Congress this November: to ensure that our seniors are guaranteed the level of dignity and well-being that they deserve in retirement. First, we must fight to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, because these programs are vitally important to our seniors' health and well-being. Blaming bedrocks of American society like Social Security and Medicare for rising debt is especially rich, considering that the GOP's own tax cut targeted mostly to corporations and the wealthy is projected to add more than $1 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years. These programs have been the cornerstones of American retirement security for a very long time, and drastic budget cuts would come with devastating consequences for seniors. Source: Los Angeles Times on 2018 Congressional CA-48 election Oct 29, 2018

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