Alexandria, VA (April 5, 2011) Congress is considering three major deficit reduction proposals that would make seniors pay even more for their Medicare than they do now. The debate over federal spending on Medicare is o ...
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Medicare Part D Will Cost Me More
Q: Medicare Part D is a rip off. My wife and I will pay more for our medication now, because we cannot afford to take the risk of not enrolling. We were getting most of our drugs from Canada, but under Part D we n ...
Is Congress Putting Profits Ahead Of Patients?
By Mary Johnson Congress recently voted to bar seniors from legally saving money on more affordable prescription drugs imported from nations where they are sold for much less. Although many seniors continue to mail ...
Judge Halts Illegal Immigrant Crackdown
TSCL Tells Congress “Close The Loophole” That Allows Social Security For Illegal Work. A federal judge has delayed a crackdown on U.S. employers who knowingly employ illegal immigrants. The Social Security Administrati ...
Obama Administration Releases Thousands Of Illegal Immigrants
An intense battle over Social Security is brewing and TSCL is gearing up for major Congressional action. Recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan waded back into the fray to tell Congress “Our choices ri ...
Did Illegal Immigrants Pocket Billions In Making Work Pay Tax Credits?
By Mary Johnson While the U.S. Treasury predicts the government will run out of cash as early as March 31st, illegal immigrant workers may have pocketed billions in 2009 and 2010 in advance Making Work Pay tax credits f ...
TSCL Files Third FOIA Lawsuit
Like the enormous sword of Greek legend hanging by a single hair above the head of Damocles, the U.S. Totalization agreement with Mexico continues to remain hanging over our nation’s Social Security program. The agreeme ...
What’s The Impact Of Illegal Work On Social Security? Lines At Social Security Offices At The Border
By Mary Johnson Here’s something hard to believe, but true. Our government is paying Social Security benefits to thousands of Mexicans who don’t live in this country, or were never entitled to benefits based on their o ...
Legislative Update: September 2011
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) often hears from seniors who, in their advanced age, have drawn down all of their assets and are relying solely on Social Security as their ...
COLAs & Medicare Remain on Deficit Reduction Cutting Table
Under growing pressure to reduce the federal deficit, the prospect of major Social Security and Medicare cuts is the greatest it’s been in almost three decades. The recent debt limit deal calls for a bipartisan committe ...
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