Block the Cut-Kemp, Jack (Jack French, Jr.)-[Republican], 1988

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Identifier: P-1065-43997

May 10th, 1985. Senator Bob Dole proposes that Congress cut future Social Security benefits, but the Senate deadlocks. Vice President George Bush travels to Capitol Hill and casts the deciding vote to cut Social Security. Determined to block this cut, Jack Kemp rushes to the White House and persuades President Reagan to stop this plan to cut Social Security. Social Security is preserved. Jack Kemp. If he wins, we all win.

Scope and Contents

In this 1988 political advertisement, Kemp, Jack French, Jr. highlights his commitment to Social Security. It describes how Kemp persuaded President Reagan to block Senator Bob Dole’s plan, supported by Vice President George Bush, to reduce Social Security benefits. The advertisement concludes with the slogan, “Jack Kemp. If he wins, we all win.”