(Washington, DC) – Seventy-eight percent of retirees think Congress should cap what Medicare beneficiaries must spend out-of-pocket on prescription drugs, according to new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). Un ...
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The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for March 6, 2020
President thinks about taking money from Social Security to pay for economic stimulus TSCL is troubled to learn that earlier this week the President tweeted that a short-term payroll tax cut should be considered, fuel ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending February 28, 2020
Congress was back at work this week and they hoped to move ahead with the legislation needed to fund the government for fiscal year 2021, lower prescription drug prices and many other things. But the coronavirus situati ...
85% of Retirees Want Congress to Restrict “Surprise” Medical Bills
(Washington, DC) – Eighty-five (85) percent of retirees want Congress to enact legislation restricting “surprise” medical bills, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). This month Congress took t ...
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Weekly Update for Week Ending February 21, 2020
Congress was out of session this week because of the Presidents' Day holiday. Nearly all of those up for re-election (all of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate) were back in their home states and di ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending February 14, 2020
With the impeachment drama out of the way Congress really got down to business this week. Health care is the number one issue on the minds of voters as we head toward the November elections and Congress knows it. Heal ...
45 Percent of Retirees See Little Growth in Social Security Benefits
(Washington, DC) – Forty- five percent of retirees, report that that their net monthly Social Security benefit grew by less than $10 in 2019 despite receiving a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment according to new surv ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending February 7, 2020
The big legislative health care news this week was President Trump’s call for bi-partisan legislation to lower prescription drug prices in his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. In his address he commended S ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending January 31, 2020
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) staff attended a hearing on Capitol Hill this week at the Senate Special Committee on Aging titled, “That’s Not the Government Calling: Protecting Seniors from the Social Security Imper ...
Majority of Retirees Think All Wages Should be Taxed for Social Security Purposes
(Washington, DC) – Eighty-three percent of retirees think Congress should modify Social Security’s financing by applying the Social Security payroll tax to all wages, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens Leag ...
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