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 New Hampshire Retirees to Tell John Sununu Social Security Not a 'Disgrace' but His Voting Record IsFor Immediate Release: Contact: John Mendolusky, (603) 882-0482, NHARA@comcast.net Manchester, NH — Tomorrow, August 14th, the New Hampshire Alliance for Retired Americans will celebrate the 73rd birthday of Social Security outside U.S. Senator John Sununu’s office, demanding he show his support for seniors’ issues by promising not to privatize Social Security and condemning colleague Senator John McCain’s comment that it is “a disgrace.” Speaking at a town hall in Denver on July 7th, McCain said, “Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that’s a disgrace. It’s an absolute disgrace, and it’s got to be fixed.” Earlier this year, Sununu received a failing score on the Alliance for Retired Americans’ 2007 Congressional Voting Record. Available at www.retiredamericans.org, the scorecard examines key Senate votes in 2007, including the roll calls on blocking Social Security privatization, lowering Medicare costs, expanding access to affordable health care, and stopping oil price gouging. Senator Sununu received a score of 10%, and has a lifetime score of only 6%. Senator Sununu voted in favor of Social Security privatization as recently as March 13th of this year (U.S. Senate Roll Call No. 65). What: Birthday celebration for Social Security, protest denouncing John Sununu’s voting record and demanding he oppose the privatization on Social Security Where: District Office of U.S. Senator John Sununu When: Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 11:00 AM Who: Retirees wearing Alliance for Retired Americans shirts, holding signs, delivering cake and cards; Charlie Balban, member, New Hampshire Alliance for Retired Americans Charlie Balban, a 55 year-old New Hampshire native, worked in the sheet metal trade for approximately 30 years before retiring on disability 2 years ago. Without the Social Security disability payments he now receives, Charlie would be living a “totally different life.” A single father, his savings and investments were limited to those provided by his company, and his small nest egg would not have been enough to support himself and his son. Without Social Security, Charlie would not have been able to pay his bills, and believes he would have lost the home he has owned for 23 years. Charlie Balban is available for interviews and comments. Please contact John Mendolusky at: (603) 882-0482 or NHARA@comcast.net. ### Back to Granite State Progress  |