We have five weeks to tell Congress to let the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2% expire and reject any benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Visit
www.aflcio.org/ProtectOurFuture
for all the information you need on the upcoming budget showdown.
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid aren't just numbers on a budget line, they're vital family protection lifelines for working people.
Did you know
55.4 million Americans
across the United States receive monthly Social Security checks, including 8.6 million workers with disabilities and 4.4 million children? A total of
48.7 million Americans
get their health care coverage from Medicare and
64.4 million
Americans get their health care coverage from Medicaid, including 29.8 million children and 4.2 million seniors.