When Donald Trump comes to speak to the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, members of AARP North Dakota hope he will talk about his specific plans for Social Security.
AARP state volunteer president Mike Tomasko said this effort is not just targeted at Trump.
"Last fall, AARP launched 'Take A Stand,'" Tomasko told Bismarck reporters. "It's a nationwide campaign to hold every Presidential candidate accountable for laying out specific plans, not just a sound bite that 'I'm for Social Security.'"
Tomasko said AARP wants to hear how the candidates will make Social Security financially sound again.
"That, so current and future generations can receive the adequate benefits they've earned," Tomasko said.
Tomasko also said a number of retired North Dakotans depend on Social Security as their sole source of retirement income.
AARP says the Website “2016TakeAStand.org” has compiled the statements the candidates have made about Social Security.