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Key Speakers Also Include Unrig Our Economy, Social Security Works, Social Security Advocates,

and Local Community Members

Washington, D.C. — TOMORROW, August 9th, Lt. Gov Aruna Miller, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Dr. Wendy Osefo from Real Housewives of Potomac, former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley, Unrig Our Economy, and Social Security Works will host a community kick-off event for the launch of the Protect Our Checks campaign. 

Speakers will commemorate the 90th anniversary of Social Security and protest recent attacks by President Trump, DOGE, and congressional Republicans on this vital source of income for millions of Americans – all to fund Republicans’ larger pro-billionaire agenda that gives tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and corporations. 

The event will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, the birthplace of the Social Security Administration’s first office, marking a tribute to the program’s historic roots and 90-year promise to support those in economic need. 

Attendees will celebrate 90 years of Social Security with free food, music, and fun. To RSVP, email press@unrigoureconomy.com

EVENT DETAILS: 

WHAT: A kick-off community event in Baltimore, Maryland, celebrating the Social Security Act in the city of the first Social Security headquarters 

WHEN: Saturday, August 9th at 12:00 pm (event begins at 12:30 pm) 

WHERE: Frederick Douglass-Issac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231 

WHO: 

● Lt. Gov Aruna Miller 

● Senator Chris Van Hollen 

● Martin O’Malley, former Governor of Maryland and Social Security Commissioner ● Dr. Wendy Osefo, Real Housewives of Potomac 

● Representatives from Social Security Works and Unrig Our Economy ● Social Security beneficiaries and community activists 

WHY: Social Security has provided financial security to generations of Americans for 90 years. Yet, this critical program is under renewed attack from President Trump and congressional Republicans who are pushing an extremist, pro-billionaire agenda. As we mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, advocates are mobilizing to demand that Congress protect and expand – not cut – our hard-earned benefits. 

To learn more about the campaign, visit ProtectOurChecks.com 

or contact press@unrigoureconomy.com 

About Unrig Our Economy
Unrig Our Economy is a national campaign to fix the rules of our economy to make it work for
working people. We know that when the middle class does well, all of us do well — which is why
we’re fighting on behalf of working Americans and holding corporations, their wealthy executives,
and the politicians who enable them accountable.

About Social Security Works
Social Security Works is a non-profit fighting to protect and expand Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid—because everyone deserves to live in dignity.

Groups Launch a Week of Action to Send A Clear Message to House Republicans and the Trump Administration: Hands Off Our Social Security and Protect Our Checks  

Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy, Social Security Works, and former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley, alongside local and national organizations, announced a new campaign, Protect Our Checks, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Social Security and protest recent attacks on this vital source of income for millions of Americans – all to fund Republicans’ larger pro-billionaire agenda that gives tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and corporations. 

House Republicans have been pushing an aggressive agenda to force Social Security Administration offices to make staffing cuts, freeze funding, undermine vital services, and give the ultra-wealthy yet another massive handout paid for by working families. Now, people all around the country are coming together to make their voices heard and tell Congress that it’s time to protect the benefits people worked hard to earn and need to survive. 

Protect Our Checks’ August actions include: 

• August 9th: A kick-off community event in Baltimore, Maryland, celebrating the Social Security Act in the city of the first Social Security headquarters.
• August 13th: Unrig Our Economy, Social Security Works, and other guest speakers will host a national press call with advocacy groups and beneficiaries around the country on the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act’s signing into law.  
• August 16th: Communities nationwide will rally to send a clear message: We are ready to fight for Social Security, and we won’t back down.

“Social Security is on a cliff – if we don’t act now – it could fall after 90 years of keeping its promise to America’s workers and retirees. Now, with a Republican majority in all three branches of government, that promise faces the greatest threat in its history,” says former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley. “We are closer than ever to the unthinkable: Millions across the country are missing the checks they’ve earned and rely on. We must stand together to protect Social Security – not only for today’s seniors, but for every generation that follows.”

“As threats to Social Security grow more dangerous by the day, Unrig Our Economy and Social Security Works are mobilizing a nationwide movement to Protect Our Checks,” says Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “While Republicans in Congress push reckless proposals that would gut the programs millions of seniors, people with disabilities, and working families depend on, people across the country are coming together to draw a line in the sand and send a clear message to their elected officials: Hands off our Social Security. We earned it, we need it, and we will fight to protect it.” 

“Time and time again, Republicans have tried to cut Social Security. They’ve always failed because Social Security is incredibly popular and effective. So now they are using a sneaky backdoor method — destroying Social Security’s customer service, so that more and more Americans can’t access their hard-earned benefits. Our Social Security is at risk,” says Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works. “On Social Security’s 90th anniversary, Americans are coming together to protect our checks and demand an end to the Republican war on Social Security.”

To learn more about the campaign, visit ProtectOurChecks.com or contact press@unrigoureconomy.com

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About Unrig Our Economy

Unrig Our Economy is a national campaign to fix the rules of our economy to make it work for working people. We know that when the middle class does well, all of us do well — which is why we’re fighting on behalf of working Americans and holding corporations, their wealthy executives, and the politicians who enable them accountable.

About Social Security WorksSocial Security Works is a non-profit fighting to protect and expand Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—because everyone deserves to live in dignity.