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Seniors
I will continue to look out for the needs of our seniors.  My leadership on seniors’ concerns has earned me 100% ratings from AARP, the Colorado Senior Lobby, and the Colorado Gerontological Society.

Social Security
I support Social Security that is backed by the federal government. I voted against privatizing Social Security in a resolution that Colorado sent to Washington. A privatized Social Security would expose our retirement years to Wall Street plunges and greedy games of overpaid Wall Street financiers.

For 75 years, Americans have paid into Social Security with the guarantee that their hard- earned dollars will be there for them when they retire. Social Security is still a rock-solid commitment to American families. On the other hand, employers can shut down their pension plans, and the stock market can take a nose dive. But Social Security benefits are there in good times and bad.  We must make sure it stays that way.  Privatizing Social Security—tying it to the stock market—can threaten the well-being of seniors each time a recession hits our economy. Most of our citizens just can’t afford that kind of gamble.

You Can Count on Me
I will remain accessible and accountable to you, the people of Southwest Denver and Sheridan.