Americans have earned their Social Security Benefits!

This year, the Social Security Administration has been plunged into chaos. More than 7,000 expert staff have been forced out, creating severe strain on an agency that over 70 million Americans depend on every single month. As a result, wait times are skyrocketing for the 10,000+ seniors who retire each day. And because the SSA also administers SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and SSDI (Social Security Disability Income), millions more disabled Americans and their families are now at risk of delays and disruption. Social Security has stood strong for 90 years, providing a lifeline for seniors, people with disabilities, widows, and children. But it cannot function without adequate staffing and resources. The SSA must be fully funded and fully staffed to deliver the benefits Americans earn with every paycheck. I also urge you to publicly demand that Commissioner Frank Bisignano reverse his decision to end paper checks for 700,000 people. For many Americans, especially seniors and those without reliable access to banks or the internet, paper checks are not a luxury—they are a necessity. Eliminating them now, when the agency is already under immense strain, will create unnecessary hardship and chaos. I am speaking not only for myself, but for my parents and grandparents, who worked their entire lives and paid into this system with the promise that Social Security would be there for them. Do not hurt my family—or any other family—by cutting benefits, undermining the SSA, or making it harder for Americans to access what they have already earned. For nearly a century, the SSA has proven to be one of the most efficient and effective agencies in our government—far more efficient than any private pension system. It is a program that works, because it is built on fairness, reliability, and the promise that hard work will be rewarded with dignity in retirement. As we mark Social Security’s 90th birthday, I urge you not only to protect the Social Security Administration, but to fight to expand benefits so that seniors and vulnerable Americans are never forced to choose between food, medicine, and housing. Cutting Social Security or undermining the SSA is not an option. The American people are counting on you to protect this cornerstone of our democracy and our economy. Please stand with us.