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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Please take 5-minutes tomorrow ( Wednesday ) to
call the 1-800 toll free phone number listed below from the National Committee
to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. The 1-800 phone number will connect
callers directly to their members of Congress.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Today U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will be
personally delivering a petition of over 200,000 people to the Obama
WhiteHouse.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I know many of you have signed a or many on-line
petitions in the last several weeks. The delivery today by Sen. Sanders and the
telephone calls tomorrow is a small step forward in the
battle.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>We will need to continue to escalate, but this is
the next step.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>David Johnson</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Release with phone number<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">April 5, 2013<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">NEWS
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Seniors
Mobilize for<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">April
10th Congressional Call-in Day <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The National
Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare is mobilizing advocates
across the nation in a Congressional Call-In day on Wednesday, April
10<SUP>th</SUP>, the day that President Obama releases his budget including cuts
to Social Security. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Our goal is
to flood Members of Congress with calls reminding them that Americans of all
ages and political parties oppose cutting Social Security to pay for deficit
reduction. President Obama’s Chained CPI budget proposal in his 2014 Budget will
do exactly that. Our message to Congress is simple: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Keep the
Promise. Social Security doesn’t contribute to the deficit and Americans
of all parties oppose cutting benefits earned by middle-class families. The
Chained CPI isn’t a “tweak” it’s a benefit cut America’s retirees, veterans and
the disabled simply cannot afford. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">NCPSSM’s
Legislative Hotline will connect callers directly to their Congressional leaders
from one toll-free number: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">CHAINED
CPI CONGRESSIONAL CALL IN DAY <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">(800)
998-0180<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The National
Committee led the charge against privatization and will do the same against any
plan to cut Social Security benefits, including through the chained CPI.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The National
Committee, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization acts in the interests of its
membership through advocacy, education, services, grassroots efforts and the
leadership of the Board of Directors and professional staff. The work of the
National Committee is directed toward developing better-informed citizens and
voters.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Media Inquiries
to:</SPAN></B><SPAN
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pamela Causey
202-216-8378/202-236-2123</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kim Wright
202-216-8414</SPAN></B><SPAN
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