<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19412">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I apologize for sending yet another petition,
but at least there is a flury of activity going on to pressure members of
congress to vote against ANY cuts to Social Security and Medicare.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The next step if this is not successful is to
carpool to Durbin and Kirk's offices in Springfield and get in their faces and
NOT be polite about it !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>David Johnson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"> Have you signed our
petition telling all our IL Democratic Congressional reps to sign the
Grayson-Takano letter promising to vote against any cuts to Social Security,
Medicare and Medicaid?</SPAN> If not, please do and pass on to your
lists. We need 600 names. we've got 300 now. <BR><BR>The link is
here:<FONT size=+0> </FONT>
<DIV>
<H1><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.change.org/petitions/illinois-congressional-democrats-take-medicare-medicaid-and-social-security-off-the-chopping-block"
target=_blank><FONT size=+0>Illinois Congressional Democrats: Take Medicare,
Medicaid and Social Security off the chopping
block</FONT></A></FONT></H1></DIV><A
href="http://www.change.org/petitions/illinois-congressional-democrats-take-medicare-medicaid-and-social-security-off-the-chopping-block"
target=_blank>http://www.change.org/petitions/illinois-congressional-democrats-take-medicare-medicaid-and-social-security-off-the-chopping-block</A><BR><BR><FONT
size=+0>The goal is to get names from every district and send them each
representative with a demand they sign the Grayson-Takano letter</FONT>.
Be sure to add your address and zip code.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Bill
Bianchi<BR></DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_extra><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:30 AM, David Johnson <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:davidjohnson1451@comcast.net"
target=_blank>davidjohnson1451@comcast.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"
class=gmail_quote><U></U>
<DIV bgcolor="#ffffff">
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A
title=postmaster@ncpssm.2dialog.com
href="mailto:postmaster@ncpssm.2dialog.com" target=_blank>National Committee
To Preserve Social Security and Medicare</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=davidjohnson1451@comcast.net
href="mailto:davidjohnson1451@comcast.net"
target=_blank>davidjohnson1451@comcast.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:39 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Social Security ALERT: Obama Set to Renege on
Promise</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P><BR></P>
<TABLE
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #fff; FONT-SIZE: 16px"
border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=588 bgColor=#fff align=center>
<TBODY>
<TR align=right>
<TD>
<TABLE
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #fff; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 12px"
border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=588 bgColor=#fff
align=left><TBODY>
<TR vAlign=center align=right>
<TD rowSpan=3 width=350><IMG
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
alt=ncpssm_logo_only align=left
src="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/admin.php/cms_files/display/id/10410"></TD>
<TD
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 12px"
bgColor=#ffffff height=33 width=238><A style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"
title="Forward this message to a friend"
href="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/t/l/22375/h/2baa58"
target=_blank>Forward this message</A></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 12px"
bgColor=#ffffff height=33 vAlign=center width=238 align=right><A
style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" title="View as a Web page Link"
href="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/t/l/22376/h/2baa58"
target=_blank>View as web page</A></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 12px"
bgColor=#ffffff height=33 vAlign=center width=238 align=right><A
style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" title="Opt-out Link"
href="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/t/l/22377/h/2baa58"
target=_blank>Unsubscribe</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<TABLE
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #fff; FONT-SIZE: 16px"
border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=552 align=center>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD width=18><BR></TD>
<TD width=570>
<TABLE
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #fff; FONT-SIZE: 16px"
border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=552 bgColor=#fff>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><IMG
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
src="http://imager.2dialog.com/images/ncpssm/002/template/1337805024/images/spacer.gif"
width=552 height=8></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD><IMG
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
src="http://imager.2dialog.com/images/ncpssm/002/template/1337805024/images/spacer.gif"
width=552 height=15></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.35; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 16px">
<P style="COLOR: #000 !important"><B
style="COLOR: #900; FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">Please call your
Representatives today! This is an urgent call to action.
They need to hear from you now.</B><BR><BR>We are mobilizing
advocates across the nation in a Congressional Call-In
<B>today Wednesday, April 10th</B>, the day that President
Obama releases his budget, which includes cuts to Social
Security.<BR><BR><B>President Obama’s budget reneges on his
commitment to keep Social Security</B> out of the deficit
debate, ignoring his campaign promise to millions of
Americans that he would protect vital middle class programs
like Social Security. <A title=form_page
href="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/t/l/22378/h/2baa58"
target=_blank>By including a proposal in his 2014 budget to
change the current cost of living allowance
formula…</A><BR><BR>Our goal is to flood Members of Congress
with calls reminding them that Americans like you, across
party lines, oppose cutting Social Security to pay for
deficit reduction. President Obama’s Chained CPI budget
proposal in his 2014 Budget will do exactly
that.<BR><BR><B>Connect directly to your Congressional
Leader from this toll-free number: <A
href="tel:1-800-998-0180" target=_blank
value="+18009980180">1-800-998-0180</A> and help us defend
Social Security today!</B><BR><BR>Your support is truly
appreciated,<BR>Max Richtman</P>
<P><IMG style="MIN-HEIGHT: 132px; WIDTH: 116px"
alt="Max Richtman"
src="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/admin.php/cms_files/display/id/13686"></P>
<P style="COLOR: #000 !important">We need your immediate
support. <A title=form_page
href="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/t/l/22379/h/2baa58"
target=_blank><B>Will you chip in $10 to support our effort
to help stop this budget today?<U></U></B></A></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=center align=middle>
<TABLE
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #fff; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 15px"
border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=500 bgColor=#fff
align=center>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD width=60><IMG
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
src="http://imager.2dialog.com/images/ncpssm/002/template/1337805024/images/ncpssm_hr.jpg"
width=500
height=45></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD>
<TD width=18><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #fff; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 12px"
border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=588 bgColor=#fff align=center>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3><IMG
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
src="http://imager.2dialog.com/images/ncpssm/002/template/1337805024/images/spacer.gif"
width=588 height=18></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=100><BR></TD>
<TD
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #fff; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 12px"
align=middle>National Committee to Preserve Social Security
&Medicare<BR>10 G Street, NE, Suite 600<BR>Washington, DC 20002</TD>
<TD width=100><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3><IMG
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
src="http://imager.2dialog.com/images/ncpssm/002/template/1337805024/images/spacer.gif"
width=588 height=5></TD></TR>
<TR></TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff width=100><BR></TD>
<TD
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #00539b; FONT-SIZE: 12px"
bgColor=#ffffff height=30 align=middle><A title="Opt-out Link"
href="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/t/l/22380/h/2baa58"
target=_blank>Click here to opt-out from this mailing
list.</A><BR><BR><A
href="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/t/l/22381/h/2baa58"
target=_blank>Privacy Policy</A></TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff width=100><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><IMG border=0
src="http://www.2dialog.com/ncpssm/main.php/micro_sites/trackopens/track_seed/no/package_id/2119/message_id/539/contact_id/2861656/domain_id/2"
width=0 height=0> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>