Discussion will include demand the protection of  our earned retiree benefits while delivering the cards signed by members during our last chapter meeting. We don't want his Republican party to use a manufactured crisis, adding $1.5 trillion to the national debt with the recently signed #GOPTaxScam, as an excuse to begin "reforming" (cut) our Medicare, Social Security or Medicaid.

Retirement security is increasingly difficult for Americans to achieve, even after a lifetime of work. Sluggish wage growth, diminishing or threatened pensions and their guarantees, insufficient 401ks, and rising costs of living fuel the crisis.

For these reasons, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and pension guarantees remain as critical today as when they began. Privatizing, raising eligibility ages, benefit reductions, increased out-of-pocket fees, and pension defaults are cuts we cannot afford. These programs are vital to seniors and provide a key safety net for many others. Please oppose cuts to our earned benefits. Instead, let’s protect, strengthen, and expand these critical programs.