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Florida Democrats Launch Seniors For Biden-Harris in Gadsden County with Postcard Writing Blitz
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June 18, 2024
Florida Democrats Launch Seniors For Biden-Harris in Gadsden County with Postcard Writing Blitz
Quincy – Yesterday, local senior Democrats, Representative Gallop Franklin, Commissioner Brenda Holt, and first Vice Chair of the Florida Democratic Party Judy Mount held a press conference and postcard writing voter engagement event to mark the launch of Seniors for Biden-Harris in Florida — a national organizing coalition to mobilize key communities around what’s at stake for American seniors in the 2024 election.
More than 50 area seniors attended the kick-off event and rolled up their sleeves to write over one hundred postcards to Florida voters. The speakers highlighted the contrast between the Biden-Harris administration’s work to protect American seniors — including reducing the cost of prescription drugs, capping the price of insulin at $35 for seniors and strengthening Social Security and Medicare — and Donald Trump’s plans to raise costs for seniors.
Trump recently said he’d cut Social Security and Medicare, floated cutting retirement benefits, would repeal President Biden’s caps on the price of prescription drugs, and wants to terminate the ACA, which would raise costs for Florida seniors. In Florida, over 4 million seniors rely on Medicare and Social Security for their health and financial security. Following Trump’s lead, recent state-level Republican initiatives have sought to weaken health care coverage and promote junk insurance plans, further endangering the wellbeing of Floridians.
“Joe Biden has a proven record on issues important to seniors, like lowering the cost of health care and prescription drugs, and he continues to work to bring down costs and help ensure older folks can afford to stay in the homes where they built their lives. It’s amazing to see this launch of Seniors for Biden in Gadsden because he gets it — seniors are a powerhouse at the polls, and are crucial to winning Florida,” said Tallahassee area state Representative Gallop Franklin. “The choice before us is as clear as day: We either reelect President Joe Biden, who will fight for Florida’s seniors, or let Donald Trump wreak havoc on the benefits and health care that millions rely on.”
“President Joe Biden is out there battling Big Pharma, lowering health care costs for seniors. And what’s Trump doing? He’s cozying up to his ultra-wealthy buddies, as usual. In Trump’s America, corporations win while seniors and their families lose. His plans would leave millions of seniors with fewer benefits and higher barriers to the care they need. We can’t let that happen. As a Black woman, I have serious concerns about what another Trump term means for me, my community, and our seniors,” added Gadsden County Commissioner Brenda Holt.
“This year, we have the choice: President Biden, who has proven he’s willing to fight for us, and delivers results, or Donald Trump, the dangerous, reckless man who wants to attack the programs seniors depend on to survive. Florida seniors could lose what they’ve fought their whole lives to build, and we simply cannot let that happen. We cannot afford another term for Donald Trump,” said Judy Mount, first vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party.
