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Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution says: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

The President of the United States does not have unlimited authority to decline congressional appropriations and decide what gets funded and by how much depending on his whims and which political adversaries he wants to punish.

By hijacking congressionally appropriated funds, Donald Trump and Elon Musk (and his unqualified, unscreened team) are yanking funding from people and programs in our communities―which will have a real impact on many of our neighbors as they face frozen funding for critical human needs programs that people rely on to survive.

Congress must stand up to stop this lawless power grab.

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Hill Event on proposed Social Security Cuts 01/28/20 11:00am-12:00pm

January 28, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Please join The Arc of the United States, Center for American Progress, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Little Lobbyists, Shriver Center for Poverty Law, and Social Security Works next Tuesday, January 28, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.. ET for briefing on the Proposed Rule on Continuing Disability Reviews.

January 28, 2020

11:00 am-12:00 pm

385 Russell Senate Office Building

The Trump administration is attacking Social Security and demanding that 2.6 million people with disabilities fill out complex and unnecessary paperwork and cutting benefits. If the administration’s rule is enacted, we’re facing a $2.6 billion cut by 2029 to Social Security benefits for people with disabilities and chronic conditions, including seniors, children, and people with cancer. The administration is increasing the number of onerous continuing disability reviews and resurrecting the playbook of the 1980s when a dramatic increase in random reviews lead to tens of thousands of people losing their lives. These cuts to the Social Security program resulted in a massive outcry from the public and both chambers of Congress and were repealed. As we did back then, we will fight back. Join us to tell the Administration that we will support NO SOCIAL SECURITY CUTS!

Participants: Members of Congress, People with Disabilities, Family Members, Experts on Social Security

The event will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/socialsecurityworks

Please contact rcokley@americanprogress.org  with any questions or accessibility needs or concerns.

Promote on Twitter using #NoSocialSecurityCuts

Note from CHN:

You can still comment in opposition to this proposed rule – Deadline: Friday, January 31 at midnight.

Background and simple links to submit comments are here.

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January 28, 2020
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Center for American Progress
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Rayburn HOB
2020 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20005 + Google Map