With the healthcare and caregiving systems being overwhelmed by the Silver Tsunami, prices and property taxes rising and essential services being shredded, seniors are seeing their economic security placed at risk.
This is all while terrible plans to privatize Social Security – and raise the retirement age – are being embraced by Congressional Republicans. This is following Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to the Social Security Administration and Veterans Administration that have led to diminished Willie understands that seniors are the pillars of our society and he’ll do everything in his power to protect their golden years.
RESTORATION of funding and increased support for Medicaid, Medicare, the Veterans Administration, the Affordable Care Act and prescription drug supports – paid for by repealing the Big Ugly GOP spending bill’s tax breaks for ultra-wealthy millionaires and billionaires.
EXPANSION of the Earned Income Tax Credit for seniors AND the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services program.
SUPPORT to train, recruit and provide fair pay to caregivers for seniors (and people with disabilities).
MODERNIZING Supplemental Social Security Income, reforming outdated asset limits and eliminating marriage penalties that reduce benefits for couples.
BREAKING UP BLACKROCK and regulating other vulture capital firms that have manipulated the housing market throughout the 2nd District – snatching up housing and farmland, driving up
prices and putting our seniors at risk.
