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DEARBORN – On Monday, The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare announced their enthusiastic endorsement of United States Representative John Dingell for re-election in Michigan’s 15th Congressional District.

In a letter sent to members, committee President and Chief Executive Officer, Barbara Kennelly lauded Congressman Dingell for being a “stalwart defender of Social Security and Medicare.”

Commending Congressman Dingell’s 100% positive voting record in support of strengthening and protecting Social Security, Kennelly expressed to seniors in the 15th Congressional District that they need John Dingell “to continue protecting Social Security and Medicare–the twin pillars necessary to a good quality of life.”  Congressman Dingell knows that “privatization would undermine the most successful social insurance ever created” and recognizes that “Health Care Reform extends Medicare’s viability.”

GOP candidate Rob Steele, meanwhile, supports efforts to privatize the system.

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, founded in 1982, serves as an advocate for the Social Security and Medicare programs, primarily serving aging Americans.

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