Joe Biden has been the best president for seniors in over half a century. Kamala Harris will be even better.

As president, Biden has been an unwavering protector of Social Security and Medicare. In his 2024 State of the Union Address, he made it crystal clear that he would shut down any Republican attempts to create a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare. Indeed, he promised, “If anyone here tries to cut Social Security or Medicare or raise the retirement age, I will stop them.”

Harris will be as fierce a defender, and she will do more. She will expand Social Security and Medicare and ensure that all benefits will continue to be paid in full and on time for the foreseeable future by requiring billionaires to pay their fair share.

Vice President Harris, President Biden, and the Democrats have already laid out their shared policy vision for a future Harris administration. It proves that a focus on seniors’ policy is written into the DNA of a Democratic administration. The draft 2024 Democratic Party Platform states:

This is completely in line with what Harris championed when she was in the Senate. She was among the earliest cosponsors of the Social Security Expansion Act. That legislation expands Social Security by $2,400 a year, enacts a more accurate cost-of-living increase so benefits don’t erode over time, and much more. Importantly, the legislation raises enough dedicated revenue to ensure that all benefits will be paid in full and on time throughout the 21st century and beyond.

And she is equally strong in her determination to protect and expand Medicare. As Senator, she championed expanding Medicare, including the all-important, life-altering, and life-saving coverage of dental, hearing, and vision services. She will fight for that and other crucial expansions included in the Democratic platform, when she becomes president.

For years, politicians have talked about giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. She, together with President Biden, got it done. They took on Big Pharma and won.

Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration, out-of-pocket insulin costs have been capped at $35 per month, hearing aids are cheaper, and inhaler prices are lower. For the first time in history, the overall out-of-pocket cost for prescription drugs will be capped for Medicare beneficiaries.

Harris will continue that progress and more. Again, the draft 2024 Democratic Party Platform highlights:

And there’s more. The Biden-Harris administration proposed minimum staffing standards for nursing homes, worked to boost compensation and job quality for care workers, and fought to improve and expand care options. In addition, the Biden-Harris administration has forced shady financial advisers to stop ripping off working people planning for retirement.

Not surprisingly, as a senator, Harris compiled a 100% lifetime rating from our friends at the Alliance for Retired Americans. That in a nutshell is a reminder that........

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