AARP Iowa

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 AARP CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan just issued the following statement in response to today's report on the health of the Social Security trust funds:

“This should be a wake-up call: Congress needs to act. Americans have worked hard and paid into Social Security their entire lives, and they deserve to count on it when they retire. No family should see any cuts to what they’ve earned in Social Security. Today, more than 71 million people rely on Social Security, and as America ages, ensuring it stays strong will become even more critical.

"The 125 million Americans age 50 and older have made clear: cutting Social Security or Medicare is not an option. This is money Americans have earned over a lifetime of hard work. They planned for retirement, followed the rules, and now Congress must keep its promise by strengthening, not cutting, Social Security.

"At a time when the future of Social Security is being tested by proposals that would weaken the program, the Trustees Report highlights the need for Congress to protect what people have earned. We will not let special interests push proposals to cut Social Security for middle-class families.

"We urge Congress to act in a bipartisan way to ensure Social Security can continue to be strong for our children and grandchildren.”

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