Scott Peters Will Fight to Protect Social Security and Medicare, Strengthen Them for Future Generations
San Diego, CA
– Today
the Scott Peters for Congress campaign set the record straight about his plans to
strengthen Social Security and Medicare after his Democratic opponent grossly
misrepresented his position.
“We’ve got to
balance the budget, but we’ve got to do it the right way. Simply put – we
can’t let Washington try to balance the budget on the backs of seniors and the
middle-class. We must protect Social Security and Medicare.
Period. It’s a right seniors have earned after a lifetime of hard work
and paying into the system.”
“We’ve got to
get back on the road towards a balanced budget, but it’s going to require a new
approach -- like eliminating corporate loopholes that defy common sense.
It’s time to end taxpayer subsidies to the oil companies – at a time when
they’ve never been more profitable.” Peters said. “Protecting critical
priorities while finding new and innovative ways to balance the budget -- that
was my record on the city council, it’s my record with the Port Commission, and
that’s the type of approach I’ll bring to Congress.”
While with the
City Council, Peters set in motion a plan that reduced the overall cost of the
pension program while preserving the benefits already paid for by city
employees. Protecting and strengthening programs like Social Security and
Medicare will require a similar approach. “I’m the only candidate in this race
that has actually fought to save pensions for employees and partnered with
workers to strengthen benefits, while reducing their overall cost.”
Peters added,
“I’ve taken this same approach on the Port Commission. When we were faced with a
budget deficit, we cut our workforce by 15%, without layoffs or litigation,
mostly through eliminating unnecessary management and executive positions and
by combining departments. We’re actually saving and creating more jobs
and it’s costing less money. I’m really proud of this accomplishment, and it’s
exactly the approach that would bring results in Washington.”
“When you
compare Scott’s record of accomplishment to the Saldaña campaign’s trail of
lies and misinformation, the choice is clear,” said Peters Communications
Director MaryAnne Pintar. “Lori Saldaña’s false accusation regarding Scott’s
position on Social Security and Medicare is just plain wrong; and frankly, her
decision to misrepresent the truth on this both pathetic and sad. We're taking our
message directly to the voters, and we’re confident they’ll know which
candidate will fight for them, and more significantly, which candidate actually
gets results. Scott is the candidate who not only gets it, but gets it done,”
she said.
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