Senators Shaheen, Mikulski Meet with New Hampshire Seniors In Rochester, Somersworth

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Today, New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski visited Rochester and Somersworth to meet with seniors and discuss their work to protect Social Security and Medicare. Shaheen and Mikulski also highlighted the differences between Shaheen and Scott Brown's records when it comes to fighting for New Hampshire seniors.

"I'll never stop fighting to protect Social Security for New Hampshire seniors, and I've always stood up against partisan attempts to cut benefits," said Shaheen. "Scott Brown's record is very different: when he was in the Senate, he voted for a budget that would have forced cuts to Social Security and Medicare, but he supported special breaks for Wall Street and Big Oil."

"Scott Brown's priorities are wrong for New Hampshire. We shouldn't balance our budgets on the backs of seniors or middle class families here in New Hampshire," Shaheen added.

"Time and time again I've worked alongside Senator Shaheen to make a difference for seniors across America," said Mikulski. "Unlike Scott Brown, she understands that it's wrong to balance the budget on the backs of seniors, and she's opposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare at every turn. It's outrageous that Scott Brown would ever support billions of dollars in tax breaks to Wall Street and Big Oil but vote to cut Social Security and Medicare, which help ensure a secure retirement for our seniors."

Jeanne Shaheen knows that New Hampshire's seniors deserve to retire with dignity and with the confidence that Social Security and Medicare will be preserved. In the Senate, Shaheen opposed a proposal that would cut to Social Security benefits for seniors, and she is also an original cosponsor of the Medicare Protection Act, which would stop Republicans in Washington from turning the program into a voucher system or raising the eligibility age for benefits.

When Scott Brown was in the U.S. Senate, he supported a Republican budget that would have forced deep cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Brown has also said he is open to raising the retirement age and partially privatizing Social Security. And unlike Jeanne Shaheen, Brown supports a proposal that would result in Social Security benefit cuts for New Hampshire seniors.

Meanwhile, Scott Brown supported nearly $19 billion in special tax breaks for Wall Street and over $20 billion in tax breaks for the world's largest oil companies, which made over $90 billion in profits last year.

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