$500 BILLION in Medicare cuts?

Don't let Congress take away the benefits you've earned. Having trouble viewing this message? [Click here.]( Don't let Washington slash $500 billion from Medicare! [Tell Congress to reject this harmful new budget plan >>]( [TAKE ACTION NOW >>]( [AARP Advocacy Alert] Congressional leaders want to cut billions from Medicare. [Capitol Hill]( [Tell Congress: Oppose this harmful budget and reject any Medicare cuts!]( Dear {NAME}, This is just as alarming as the bad health care bills you just stopped. Congressional leaders' new budget is full of harmful cuts that would hurt older Americans: - Medicaid would be slashed. - Seniors could lose access to food assistance programs. - Heating and job assistance programs would be decimated. - And perhaps worst of all, it would cut almost $500 billion from Medicare and open the door to turning it into a voucher program. It's simply not right that Washington wants to put at risk the earned benefits that seniors rely on to survive. {NAME}, will you tell your elected officials that it's unacceptable to cut seniors' earned benefits? [Send your letter to Congress today to tell them to protect Medicare!]( I've been so inspired by what we've already accomplished together, {NAME}: hundreds of thousands of AARP advocates like you raised our voices and together we stopped the harmful changes in the bad health care bills from passing. But now we face threats to Medicare: we can't let our guard down now and let Medicare cuts or vouchers become a reality. These cuts would harm Americans who have worked hard and paid into the system for their whole lives. We need to show Congress that we won't just sit by while they leave seniors and future retirees with higher costs and higher risks. [Send your letter today demanding that your members of Congress say NO to Medicare cuts and vouchers and reject this harmful budget.]( Thanks for all that you do to stand up for older Americans. With your help, I have no doubt that we will make our voices heard loud and clear. Sincerely, Fred Griesbach AARP Campaigns [AARP.ORG]( | [MAKE A DONATION]( | [TELL A FRIEND]( | [AARP Privacy Policy]( AARP [601 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20049](#) JOIN US ON: [Join Us on Facebook]( [Join Us on Twitter]( [Join AARP's Mobile Activist Team]( [Unsubscribe from AARP Advocacy]( or [unsubscribe from all AARP e-mails](. [online fundraising, advocacy & donor database]( [nonprofit software](