Former Social Safety Commissioner Martin O’Malley’s Win Again Our Nation PAC known as on Democrats to “not let up” on defending the entitlement program upfront on Monday amid issues over potential cuts to this system.
In a memo completely obtained by The Hill, O’Malley accuses the Trump administration of main a marketing campaign to “break” the Social Safety Administration in an effort to “rob the American People of their trust fund” and argues the technique is “backfiring.”
“Our polling, the energy of the American people demonstrating in the streets, and the results of early elections are proof positive our fight to protect social security is a winning position and Leader Jeffries’ message is working,” the memo from the group reads.
“That’s why the White House doesn’t want anyone talking about it. Americans are fired up and ready to fend off attacks on their social security benefits. We must illustrate the stakes, firmly place blame for the uncertainty and fragility of the Trump/Musk induced fragility of the program, and tell the American people what we are doing to protect their benefits now and into the future.”
O’Malley’s group cites polling from Navigator Analysis, exhibiting 85 p.c of People opposing any cuts to this system. The identical ballot discovered that 48 p.c of respondents mentioned they consider Republicans are guilty for assaults on advantages.
The memo comes days after Frank Bisignano was confirmed by the Senate to steer the Social Safety Administration (SSA) after many years on Wall Avenue because the CEO of Fiserv and different prime positions at main U.S. banks.
Throughout the first 100 days of his administration, Trump and prime administration officers, together with Elon Musk, have touted efforts from the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) to crackdown on what they are saying is waste fraud and abuse within the SSA.
Democrats, in flip, have warned that Trump and Republicans may transfer to make cuts to the company by Congress or DOGE. The social gathering has additionally signaled that the problem may play in its messaging forward of subsequent 12 months’s midterm elections.
However Republicans on Capitol Hill have additionally voiced issues about the way forward for the SSA.
Final week, 15 Home Republicans warned Bisignano in a letter to not make any extra staffing cuts to the company or shutter native workplaces, citing deteriorating customer support.
“We must use caution and consider the impact any changes would have so there are no disruptions in services for our seniors and disabled who depend on the Social Security Administration to receive retirement benefits and supplemental security income,” the letter reads.
Over within the Senate, some Republicans have mentioned they need DOGE to go away this system alone.
In an interview on Sunday, Bisignano mentioned he intends for the SSA to outlive nicely into the 2100s.
“We have no intent to break a system that can be improved,” Bisignano mentioned throughout an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Information’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“That team will get together, along with Senate and Congress, will ensure that this is here for the next 90 years, at least,” he mentioned.
