The January CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) came in at 2.9%. That’s higher than the inflation trends indicated last…
While this update covers what happened in Washington during January regarding issues important to seniors, it also will report on the upcoming events and issues…
For immediate release: January 16, 2024 Inflation Rate Starts Year Higher than COLA, But Big Drop Ahead Millions of Social Security beneficiaries are facing an…
December 2023 Update
The costs of prescription drugs and working to lower them will be among the top health issues facing the Biden administration in 2024, with Supreme…
According to a report in StatNews, “… the U.S. government spent more on health care last year than the governments of Germany, the U.K., Italy,…
One of the few things the House of Representatives managed to accomplish in 2023 was the passage on December 11 of H.R. 5378, the Lower…
As has become usual in recent years, Congress failed to pass the legislation needed to fund the federal government for the new fiscal year 2024.…
For immediate release: December 12, 2023 Two-thirds of Seniors Say Household Budget 10% Higher Than a Year Ago Sticky Inflation Worst For Many High-Ticket Senior…
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Monthly Washington Update for the end of November 2023 Biden Administration Takes Another Step Toward Lowering Drug Prices The Biden…