Warning To Obama: "Hands Off Social Security" In State Of The Union

Leaders of four national organizations active in the fight to protect Social Security briefed reporters on a large campaign involving hundreds of thousands of citizen activists urging President Obama not to propose cuts to Social Security in his 2011 State of the Union address.

Featured speakers in this news briefing were Roger Hickey of the Campaign for America's Future, Daniel Mintz of MoveOn, former Rep. Barbara Kennelly of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and Eric Kingson of the Strengthen Social Security campaign.

The four lay out their argument against Social Security cuts as well as some alternatives for strengthening Social Security for future generations.