The "Statewide Caravan to Restore the American Promise," protesting at various New York Congressmen's offices to save "social safety net" programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security, from Federal cuts, comes to Kinderhook at 1 p.m. Thu., July 21, to protest in front of Rep. Chris Gibson's office, 2 Hudson St. On Tuesday, July 19 Congressional Republicans, including Gibson, passed the "Cut, Cap, and Balance Plan" 234-190 which the activists believe would cut many of these social programs. Gibson disagrees. “Importantly, we make absolutely no changes to Medicare, Social Security, or Veterans Benefits in this bill, and leave open the option of significant cuts in defense spending in future years to bring our budget into balance," he said in a statement.