Issue Position: Protecting Medicare and Social Security

Issue Position

We need to protect Medicare and Social Security. We should always care for our kupuna and those who are unable to care for themselves; this is who we are. Many in Congress want to keep tax breaks for the wealthy and other "entitlements" and instead cut costs by sacrificing Medicare and Social Security in order to get our budget under control. Sacrificing Medicare and Social Security is not acceptable and I will stand up against such efforts.

Instead of taking away from those who are most in need and most deserving, we should end the billions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies for huge corporations; stop bailing out big Wall Street banks; and eliminate the huge amounts of waste, abuse, and fraud from government.

As your representative in Washington, I will work to ensure that Social Security and Medicare continue to be fully funded and will oppose any efforts to reduce benefits.

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