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Public Employee Press
Social Security battle
Staten Island activists press local pols
DC 37 Staten Island activists mobilized to urge local political
leaders to torpedo President Bushs plan to privatize Social Security.
During a March 30 meeting at the College of Staten Island, City Council
member Vincent Gentile and state Sen. Seymour P. Lachman opposed Bushs
proposal.
Local 420 retiree Bernice Robinson, part of a DC 37 contingent led by
Marilyn Charles of the Political Action Dept., said they were disappointed
that U.S. Congress member Vito Fossella didnt show up. Fossella
previously claimed to oppose privatization but has also said he is open
to creating private accounts with money taken from Social Security.
His representative told the Staten Island Advance that he didnt
attend because he questioned the credibility of the events sponsor,
In This Together, a group opposed to privatization.
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