“The stress caused by the uncertainty of not being able to rely on a program I’ve contributed to my entire working life is unconscionable.”

“The stress caused by the uncertainty of not being able to rely on a program I’ve contributed to my entire working life is unconscionable.”
“Closing Social Security offices and U.S. Department of Agriculture offices in WNC makes it impossible for our communities to access programs that are meant to be available to them, in some cases critical financial programs that are meant to be there to sustain them.”
“I actually downloaded my work history from the Social Security site and saved a copy because I don’t trust these DOGEs.”
“I have a large immediate family living within Rep. Chuck Edwards’ District 11. Two of us are on Social Security and Medicare. Cuts to those programs will certainly impact us.”
“If the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 makes it into law, it creates a way to cut the federal budget, including Medicare and Social Security, largely behind closed doors.”
Xpress spoke with Edwards in the latest installment of our “WTF?” feature — Want The Facts — to learn more about what his office can provide, how residents can reach out and what his goals are for constituent service.
“Each of Brown’s proposals will put middle- and lower-class families in significantly better positions than they are now.”
“Awareness is the first step in change. Instead of blindly following orders and being cruel to others, let us say, ‘No!’ We will not be part of this current roundup.”
Asheville, N.C.
“I would like to resurrect an old word that I rarely hear these days to describe the ‘politics of the right.'”
In an Aug. 14 event billed as her general election kickoff, Democrat Patsy Keever sought to portray her Republican opponent, incumbent Rep. Patrick McHenry, as an extremist, highlighting their differing views on Social Security and Medicare.
They say elections have consequences. I believe they may be right. Republicans have chosen, locally and nationally, a social agenda, including: a women’s right to choose, voter ID, cutting programs that benefit working and middle-class Americans, cutting education that will set N.C. back years and wanting to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. I could […]