On Monday, August 14 at 1 PM ET, Social Security’s 88th anniversary, Rep. John Larson (D-CT) will join Social Security advocates for a virtual town hall celebrating the occasion.

Town hall participants will discuss the importance of Social Security and the need to expand, not cut, benefits. They will highlight Democratic plans to expand benefits, and condemn Republican plans to cut Social Security behind closed doors.

The town hall is hosted by Social Security Works. It will be livetweeted with the hashtag #SocSec88.

WHAT: Virtual town hall to mark Social Security’s 88th anniversary and call for protecting and expanding benefits.

WHERE: Livestreaming on YouTube here and on the Social Security Works Facebook page

WHEN: Monday, August 14, 2023, at 1:00 PM ET

WHO:

• Representative John Larson (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security
• Peter Morley, Patient Advocate & co-founder of Health Care Awareness Month
• Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works

This post was originally published on Common Dreams.