Ad targets Lindsey Graham on raising retirement age [View All]

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Run time: 00:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVD-g1Lb0fo   Posted on YouTube: January 20, 2011 By YouTube Member: BoldProgressives Views on YouTube: 4081   Posted on DU: January 22, 2011 By DU Member: Enrique Views on DU: 727

 
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Meet Agnes Pomata, a PCCC member, who works at her local library in Charleston, South Carolina. Agnes loves her job, but works in constant pain.

Her Senator Lindsey Graham is demanding we raise the retirement age, but people like Agnes just won't make it any longer.

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Graham's spokesman responds:

"Progressive Washington liberal groups like this will never like it, because a challenge to the status quo threatens their self-interest. Senator Graham believes these groups need to get their heads out of the sand and take a dose of reality," Bishop said. "Our country faces future financial ruin if we are not willing to make the tough decisions to ensure our nation lives within its means."

Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said Graham's comments about Social Security show him as out of touch with his constituents.

"This is the same senator who just voted to give huge tax cuts to millionaires," Taylor said. "We hope President Obama will strongly pressure Republicans on this issue during his State of the Union address."


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