I’m writing to demand that Congress take immediate action to protect Social Security, SSI, and SSDI from the political agenda being drafted under Project 2025 — and to expose Donald Trump’s continued deception about his involvement with it.
Trump promised Americans he would “never touch” Social Security. But reports now confirm that Russ Vought — Trump’s current budget director and the chief architect of Project 2025 — is leading efforts to rewrite Social Security eligibility rules that would make it harder for seniors, widows, and disabled workers to qualify for benefits. Those changes could strip assistance from hundreds of thousands of people who earned their coverage through decades of payroll taxes.
Americans deserve honesty. Trump is no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 — he’s embracing it, appointing its authors to key policy roles, and quietly preparing to dismantle the nation’s most successful anti-poverty program. Removing age as a factor in disability eligibility or raising the retirement age are just the first steps in a broader attempt to weaken and privatize Social Security.
Congress must:
1. Publicly demand clarity from Trump and his allies about their coordination with Project 2025;
2. Hold hearings on proposed Social Security rule changes and their potential impact;
3. Commit in writing that no cuts, delays, or eligibility restrictions will be enacted for Social Security, SSDI, or SSI.
We paid in. We earned these benefits. And we expect every member of Congress — Republican and Democrat alike — to defend them. Stop the lies. Stop the back-room schemes. Keep your hands off Social Security.
First sent on October 6 by Coleman
