Progressive Groups Warn Democrats: Super Committee Must Strongly Defend Social ...
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)--August 11 - Three activist groups have joined together urging Senate Majority Leader Reid and Leader Pelosi to ensure that the Democratic Members on the new “Super Committee” hold firm against cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. And they stressed that any deal must require corporations and millionaires and billionaires to carry a bigger share of financing essential government investments and financing deficit reduction.
MoveOn, Campaign for America’s Future, and Progressives United are concerned that the recently enacted debt ceiling deal, which mandated establishment of a 12 Member deficit cutting Super Committee, could allow one Democrat to join with a united group of Republicans on the committee to support a budget plan that could cut vital benefits for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid recipients with no significant change to the contribution of the wealthy or corporations to financing government. Such a 7-5 deal would be guaranteed a “fast track” vote in Congress, with no opportunities for hearings or amendments.






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