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Important Medicare Resources

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Dear Friend, For years, the price of health care services and prescription drugs have soared, with little relief for working families. That’s why progressives in Congress and the Biden Administration have been working hard to lower health care costs for those who need it most. We’re already seeing the effects of that fight. In fact, millions of Americans are already saving money on the…

Social Security is Healthy, Doesnt Increase Federal Deficit

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement on the state of America’s Social Security program: “Social Security is one of the bedrocks of America’s middle class. It is an essential safety net for millions of our nation’s seniors and their families who rely on this program for their basic necessities. “Social Security is a self-financed…

Nadler Statement on Reports of White House Budget that includes Chained CPI, Resulting in Cuts to Social Security and Other Benefits

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to reports of a White House budget proposal that could include reductions in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits, including the use of chained CPI: “I am quite concerned by reports that the forthcoming White House budget proposal might include chained CPI and other accommodations to…

Nadler Denounces Proposed Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to reports of a congressional budget resolution that might reduce Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits, including the use of chained CPI: “I, along with my fellow progressives, will never support the beginning of the dismantling of the New Deal.  We will never support reductions in…

Nadler Denounces GOP Effort to Cut Social Security Benefits

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) denounced the GOP’s continued push to cut Social Security benefits through recalculating inflation – within a process known as chained CPI – during the current fiscal cliff negotiations in Congress.  The current average earned benefit for a 65 year old on Social Security is $17,134.  Using chained CPI would result in a…

Congressman Nadler Hails Passage of Fr. Mychal Judge Bill

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A piece of legislation that would ensure that designated beneficiaries of fallen public safety officers can receive a one-time, $250,000  Federal payment is one step closer to law today, as Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Donald Manzullo’s (R-IL) “Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 2002" passed the House of…

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