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Hultgren is out to Hurt Seniors and Cut Social Security

Here's what Pam in St. Charles says about the extremist 14th District Tea Party Congressman Randy Hultgren:

"Hultgren wanted the Government Shutdown and new legislation he favored to hurt Social Security. Congressman Randy Hultgren speaks softly, but he carries a mighty big stick against seniors or those who hope to be some day. Apparently, he wasn’t content enough to be one of the 80 extremist Republicans responsible for shutting down our government in their ideological fervor to defund Obamacare. Hultgren aligned with 79 other Congressmen signing The Meadows Letter — a letter to House Speaker John Boehner demanding he use the tactic of denying the Continuing Resolution to fund the government in order to defund Obamacare. Hultgren and this group was singularly responsible for our shutdown. But Hultgren used the shutdown crisis to further his agenda to help out his corporate and billionaire financial donors. On Aug. 8, 2013 he was the ninth signor with only 50 other Congressmen demanding that Boehner use the “current fiscal discussions” — government shutdown — to “reform” Social Security. It is documented that Social Security does not contribute to the national debt, but Hultgren and other right-wing conservatives push spin that it does. Changes they are demanding that Boehner push would destabilize financial security for millions and millions of Social Security recipients. Shame on him. I guess Hultgren wasn’t content enough to be one of the 80 Republican representatives to shut down our government — he had to go further to stick it to seniors, too.

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