A Message from Gabe:
Social Security is a critical safety net that millions of retirees, disabled individuals, survivors, and their families rely on. In our First Congressional District, over 111,000 Social Security recipients receive approximately $170 million in earned monthly benefits. Without this essential program, approximately 40% of older women would be living in poverty. Social Security is one of the most effective anti-poverty programs in our country's history. I am fighting in Congress to strengthen and expand this vital benefit to ensure it is sustainable for future generations. It is no secret that there have been concerted efforts to target the Social Security benefits our seniors earned. Eighty percent of the House Republican Conference just announced their plan which would raise the Social Security retirement age, cut benefits, and increase the cost of prescription drugs. The Republican Study Committee proposal shows how these policies would harm our seniors and undermine the benefits they earned. I will vehemently reject this proposal. I am a proud co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act sponsored by Representative John Larson (D-CT). This legislation would protect and strengthen Social Security benefits for those entering their golden years. By raising taxes on the wealthiest in our nation and closing tax loopholes, this legislation would increase benefits for recipients, improve the cost-of-living adjustment, provides new protections for disabled Americans, and lowers taxes for middle-income citizens. I will continue to stand with Democrats in the House of Representatives to put people over politics by defending and expanding retirement security. Finally, I hope that everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Easter holiday!
Connecting Rhode Island & Washington
Our delegation heard the loud concerns of many frustrated Rhode Island parents and students during the troubled rollout this year of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. That is why we joined together to demand the Department of Education updates us on the implementation of the new FAFSA form that has been plagued by technical glitches and persistent processing delays. In 2020, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act to streamline the form that students and families complete each year to apply for federal financial aid. The law also made the financial aid formula more generous so students and families could qualify for additional aid and extended the maximum Federal Pell Grant to millions more students. The issues in implementing the law have put low-income and first-generation students at risk of not enrolling in college this fall. I know that these are the students that the FAFSA changes were intended to help the most. Know that I hear these calls and will continue to push for results. A PDF copy of the letter is available here.
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