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President Bush Encourages Students For Saving Social Security
July 27th 01:54:36 PM
President Bush, Secretary Snow thank student group for their hard work and urge them to continue to fight for reform.
Washington D.C. -Students for Saving Social Security, a non-partisan student group with 180 chapters in more than 40 states nationwide met with President Bush today at The White House. The President thanked the group for their work and encouraged them to press on. He discussed the need to strengthen Social Security for today’s young Americans. Also addressing the group was Secretary of the Treasury John Snow, who affirmed the importance of an ownership society for America’s youngest workers.
"It was exciting to hear today the President’s commitment to personal accounts," said Jonathan Swanson, Yale University senior and co-founder of SecureOurFuture.org. "Today’s event affirmed our commitment to continue to push for personal accounts for our generation. We can’t wait to continue our work this fall. We will continue fighting until we have personal accounts."
"After hearing the President today, there is no doubt he is committed to Social Security reform," Patrick Wetherille, a senior at Haverford College and fellow co-founder of the student group added. "He promised that he would continue to fight to allow our generation ownership over our retirement. Now more than ever S4 is committed to making young Americans’ voices heard."
"Social Security is not going to go away as an issue," said Ben Ferguson, SecureOurFuture.org’s Communications Director. "We are confident in the President’s commitment and ability to lead. In the last several months some major steps have been taken toward reform, and we believe President Bush will see it through. We’re excited to help in any way to encourage young people to enter into the discussion. We can and must be heard."
S4 (SecureOurFuture.org) is a non-partisan, grassroots organization with chapters at college campuses nationwide advocating for Social Security reform through personal ownership. As the largest student group tackling the issue, SecureOurFuture.org is leading the charge to inform and mobilize young Americans to advocate for ownership.
Posted by Jeremy Tunnell
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