Over Two Million Petitions Tell Obama: No Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

[limpyhobbler]

Streamed live on Apr 9, 2013
Organizations Representing Tens of Millions of Americans to Deliver Over 2 Million Petition Signatures Directly to the White House Rejecting Cuts to Social Security Benefits

Will Be Joined By U.S. Senator Who Vows to Block Benefit Cuts

Coalition Includes MoveOn.org, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, CREDO, National Organization for Women, Social Security Works, Alliance for Retired Americans, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Democracy For America, Non Commissioned Officers Association, Campaign for America's Future, VetsFirst, a program of United Spinal Association, The Other 98%, Progressives United, Blue America, Rebuild the Dream, and Others

(Washington, DC) -- A United States senator will join organizations representing tens of millions of Americans to deliver more than one million petition signatures opposing cuts to Social Security benefits to the White House on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. ET.

*Watch Livestream here: strengthensocialsecurity.org/sos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=MEel9qqUBv8

[NorthCarolina]

1. Great! Would like to see things like this got more rec support on DU though. nt

[Liberal In Red State]

2. Awesome! This is an absolute for the Democrates - or people will abandon the party in droves!

Hillary should come out against it now! Or she stands no chance 4 years from now and that goes for Biden as well.

[xtraxritical]

3. The Senator's name is Bernie Sanders of Vt., btw.

[HereSince1628]

6. Yes, GO BERNIE!, but it's sad when a non-democrat is the senator defending SS

really. something is very wrong.

[unapatriciated]

4. k&R

[limpyhobbler]

5. PS thanks to this other post for the link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2640845