Grayson: Obama must not give in to GOP’s ‘unquenchable thirst to hurt the needy’
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/06/grayson-obama-must-not-give-in-to-gops-unquenchable-thirst-to-hurt-the-needy/Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) and freshman Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) announced Wednesday that they are drawing a “line in the sand” with President Barack Obama on cuts to social programs and possible deals to end the sequester. Grayson said that certain cuts are unconscionable and that progressives must rally against the Republican Party’s “unquenchable thirst to hurt the needy” and urge the president not to make cuts to programs that will disproportionately hurt the poor, the sick and the elderly.
Grayson and Takano have written a letter to the president stating that they will staunchly oppose any cuts to benefits in Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security “including raising the retirement age or cutting the cost of living adjustments that our constituents earned and need.” The congressmen hope that other Democrats and members of the House Progressive caucus will sign the letter as well.
On a Wednesday afternoon conference call with Bold Progressives announcing the letter, Grayson and Takano were joined by the National Organization for Women’s President Terry O’Neill, who also called upon legislators to make it clear that they oppose cuts to the social safety net.
O’Neill said, “Women are far more likely to be entirely reliant on Social Security for their monthly income because they work a lifetime at unequal pay.” Two thirds of minimum wage workers are women, she said, and minimum wage jobs are far less likely to have health benefits or retirement programs.
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listening. He just don't know how adamant we are. It is representative's letters like these, that will let him know they want go along with him this time. They are just reminding him where we want to go if he forgets. The people that don't want these cuts understand the issues including the Debt. Simpson\Bowles and those in the media pushing Romney\Ryans failed talking points continue to insult our intelligence by trying to get that agenda in through a back alley.
Short Term pain means nothing for us when their whole goal from the start was to destroy those programs. I understand the age limit has already been changed for Social Security. The real people that the Republican side should be negotiating with are their peers in Congress. The real betrayal would be the representatives that go along with the plan. Using the President to take the blame is only for cover. He has no power to change the law. The American peop0le just need to be educated about the games Congress play. The Republican Party has been very good at twisting facts to get their agenda through. The Democratic Party maybe finally catching on to their tricks.
