Security in Des Moines
While Braley fights to protect & strengthen Social Security and Medicare, Ernst supports proposals to privatize Social Security and end Medicare guaranteed benefits
While Braley fights to protect & strengthen Social Security and Medicare, Ernst supports proposals to privatize Social Security and end Medicare guaranteed benefits
Des Moines, IA - Today, Bruce Braley and Senator Tom Harkin visited the South Side Senior Center in Des Moines to meet with seniors and discuss the clear choice in the U.S. Senate race on retirement security.
"Today I had important conversations with Iowans about my commitment to protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare for generations to come," said Braley. "Social Security and Medicare are a promise that if you work hard, the benefits you've earned will be there for you when you retire. But Sen. Ernst has supported proposals that would privatize Social Security, gamble retirees' savings on Wall Street, and end Medicare as we know it. That's not a retirement plan for Iowans, that's a retirement plan for Wall Street executives--and it's wrong for Iowa."
Bruce Braley, who has earned the endorsement of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and the Alliance for Retired Americans, has worked to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare. Braley strongly opposes risky privatization schemes that end guaranteed benefits and put Iowa seniors' retirement security in the hands of Wall Street. Braley has also opposed efforts to reduce future Social Security benefits for retirees if cost-of-living increases were shifted to a so-called "chained CPI" calculation.
"Bruce Braley is a champion for our seniors and ensuring their retirement security is never gambled away with risky Tea Party schemes," said Harkin. "There's a clear choice in this election - Bruce Braley is the only candidate with a clear record of putting Iowa's seniors before the special interests. Iowa's seniors deserve a U.S. Senator like Bruce who will fight for them."
In contrast, state Sen. Joni Ernst has called privatizing Social Security-which would undermine the program and put benefits at risk-an "option." Sen. Ernst has also supported plans that would end Medicare's guaranteed benefits, increase health care costs, and reopen the donut hole.
"Today I had important conversations with Iowans about my commitment to protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare for generations to come," said Braley. "Social Security and Medicare are a promise that if you work hard, the benefits you've earned will be there for you when you retire. But Sen. Ernst has supported proposals that would privatize Social Security, gamble retirees' savings on Wall Street, and end Medicare as we know it. That's not a retirement plan for Iowans, that's a retirement plan for Wall Street executives--and it's wrong for Iowa."
Bruce Braley, who has earned the endorsement of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and the Alliance for Retired Americans, has worked to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare. Braley strongly opposes risky privatization schemes that end guaranteed benefits and put Iowa seniors' retirement security in the hands of Wall Street. Braley has also opposed efforts to reduce future Social Security benefits for retirees if cost-of-living increases were shifted to a so-called "chained CPI" calculation.
"Bruce Braley is a champion for our seniors and ensuring their retirement security is never gambled away with risky Tea Party schemes," said Harkin. "There's a clear choice in this election - Bruce Braley is the only candidate with a clear record of putting Iowa's seniors before the special interests. Iowa's seniors deserve a U.S. Senator like Bruce who will fight for them."
In contrast, state Sen. Joni Ernst has called privatizing Social Security-which would undermine the program and put benefits at risk-an "option." Sen. Ernst has also supported plans that would end Medicare's guaranteed benefits, increase health care costs, and reopen the donut hole.
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