Join Congressman Connolly for Forum on Medicare and Social Security
Congressman Gerry Connolly hosts an informative panel on the future of Social Security and Medicare. · Joanne Grossi, Department of Health and Human Services · ...
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Durrant: Protecting Social Security One Story at a Time
As I sit and ponder my experience this summer working with Virginia Organizing, I can’t help but remember the many community members that I’ve spoken to at the present ...
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Shepherd Powell: Respecting Seniors, Protecting Social Security
Throughout my eight week-long internship to educate senior citizens about the importance of protecting Social Security, I’ve had a number of conversations with older Americans tha ...
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Weston: Is Congress Listening on Social Security?
On July 12, I joined a group of Virginia Organizing supporters, volunteers and board members on a trip to Washington DC to meet with staff from Senators Mark Warner’s and Jim Webb ...
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Weston: Social Security Education at the National Night Out in Norfolk
On Tuesday night, August 2, people all over the United States participated in the 27th annual National Night Out. The nationwide event focuses on community awareness in crime prev ...
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Mitchell: America shouldn’t be a country where livelihoods are bargained for.
With the average cost of a college education today being somewhere between $20,000 and $40,000 per year, imagine putting four children through college by yourself. Even for ...
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Williams: Cuts Would Hurt Women Disproportionately
Throughout my life, I have always had the desire to work with women in the promotion of economic equality. When I learned about the work Virginia Organizing was doing surrounding ...
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Shepherd Powell: Bad Debt Ceiling Deals Have Southwest Seniors “Cussin” Congress
In talking to senior citizens in southwest Virginia about the importance of protecting social security, I think it is the worried look in the eyes of these older Americans that ge ...
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Emergency: Stop Social Security Cuts and a Disastrous Debt Deal
We are living in unprecedented and scary times. The country is coming close to defaulting on its financial obligations yet many members of Congress refuse to raise revenues to red ...
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Schmale: Children and Cuts to Social Security
I had the amazing opportunity to hang out with 54 grieving children this weekend. On many weekends during the year I volunteer for a bereavement camp. Like a majority of the ...
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