U.S (NATIVE ORGANIZERS ALLIANCE ACTION FUND) : Cuts to Social Security and Medicare would disproportionately impact Native peoples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friend, 

 

 

MAGA Republicans, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senator John Thune, Mitch McConnell’s #2 in the Senate, are using the debt ceiling as an opportunity to extort President Biden and threaten the stability of our most essential Federal programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Now, a broad coalition of activists have come together to apply pressure to members of Congress to pledge to never vote to cut Social Security or Medicare. And we already have firm pledges from more than 200 members of Congress -- Democrats and Republicans alike.

Tribal members receive Social Security benefits at a lower rate than the general population, with even wider gaps existing among Natives with disabilities. We know that poverty rates among Native peoples ages 65 and older are higher than the national average and that our community relies more heavily on critical programs like Social Security and Medicare to meet our everyday needs.^[1]

With right-wing Republicans demanding cuts to our earned benefits, this is a reminder that federal funding of Indian Country is usually one of the first items on the chopping block.

Right now, we have momentum to stop MAGA Republicans from holding our economy hostage in exchange for cuts to our earned benefits. Click here to take action today and demand members of Congress take the pledge to never cut Social Security or Medicare!

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MAGA Republicans holding our Social Security and Medicaid benefits hostage just so the U.S. government can pay its bills is an outrageous proposition, especially when cuts to Social Security will undoubtedly impact Indigenous peoples at a higher rate than the average population.

But it’s not just Social Security that’s at risk. For decades, Native healthcare programs have been severely underfunded. According to an analysis by the National Congress of American Indians, funding for Indian Health Services would have to double just to match the level of healthcare provided to federal prisoners, and we’d need an even larger investment to match the benefits guaranteed to Medicaid recipients.^[2]

As a result of a lack of investment in Native healthcare services, Indigenous people have a lower average life expectancy than the rest of the U.S. population.^[2]

Take action today! Keep the pressure on members of Congress to take the pledge to never cut Social Security or Medicare.

Hawwih (thank you) for fighting back against conservative attempts to hold our earned benefits hostage.

 

Judith Le Blanc (Caddo)
Executive Director.

 

 

 

 

 

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^{[1] The Role of Medicare and the Indian Health Service for American Indians and Alaska Natives: Health, Access and Coverage
[2] Native Americans: A Crisis in Health Equity}