Unnerved by talk of entitlement cuts in Congress, the nation’s largest advocacy group for seniors is warning Republicans and Democrats alike to lay off their benefits.
AARP is launching a new TV campaign in which seniors tell “Washington” that cutting Social Security and Medicare is off the table.
“Our members and average Americans, like those featured in this ad, have worked hard over their lifetimes and depend on the Medicare and Social Security benefits they have earned for their health and retirement security,” Nancy LeaMond, AARP Executive Vice President, said in a statement. “Seniors, who have average incomes of under $20,000, want their elected leaders to cut waste and tax loopholes, not their hard-earned benefits.”
The spot is part of a new campaign by the organization to pressure the bipartisan Super Committee tasked with finding at least $1.5 trillion of cuts to leave seniors out of it. In addition to ads, the group will invite lawmakers to hold remote town halls to discuss their positions on entitlements.
You can see the ad below:
