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<p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"> Hi (Dr.) C.
G.,</p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"> I just wanted
to send <b>a friendly reminder to visit your local
Congressional offices tomorrow (Tuesday, July 19th) to
oppose plans to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.</b></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"> It should
only take a few minutes, and you can go at any time on
Tuesday.</p>
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our information packet</b></a> (PDF) with a sample
script and talking points, and feel free to <a
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our congressional office locator</b></a> to find your
nearest offices.</p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"> Your
participation in this effort is extremely important. Members
of Congress and the administration are crafting a plan that
would take money directly out of seniors' pockets and
postpone retirement for others as part of the debt ceiling
negotiations.</p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"> If we want
our elected officials to take our pledges not to vote for
anyone who cuts benefits seriously, we're going to have to
confront them, face-to-face. Our national day of action at
local Congressional offices will produce a groundswell of
grassroots opposition to this plan that will be impossible
to ignore.</p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"> Deepest
thanks,</p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"> Brian
Sonenstein<br>
Digital Strategy Director<br>
Firedoglake.com</p>
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