Democrats Kick Off Nationwide 'Golden Promise' Campaign to Protect Americans' Social Security

U.S. Newswire, September, 2006

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With President Bush and his Republican Congress renewing their commitment to privatizing Social Security, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid today rallied with hundreds of seniors and other concerned citizens in an effort to protect retirement security from continuing Republican threats. Today's event kicks of a new nationwide "Golden Promise" campaign to call on members of Congress to sign a petition and pledge to oppose efforts to privatize Social Security.

Even though the American public soundly rejected risky privatization schemes in 2005, President Bush and his Rubber Stamp Republican Congress have announced that their privatization scheme remains a top priority for their party. Democrats...

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