By Representative Pete Aguilar (CA-31) The past year has been extraordinarily difficult for everyone, especially for our seniors. The coronavirus crisis has upended the lives of millions, forcing businesses to shut d ...
Category: Congressional Corner
Congressional Corner: We Can Ensure Social Security and Medicare Work. There Are Ways to do Both!
By Representative Mike Garcia Social Security and Medicare are promises to our seniors we cannot break. Seniors need to know they can trust their guaranteed benefits – earned through hard work – will not change. W ...
Congressional Corner: It’s Time for Seniors to get a Fair COLA
By Representative John Garamendi (CA-3) This Congress, I introduced the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553), to ensure that your Social Security payment keeps pace with your cost of living. This bill would change t ...
Congressional Corner: Medicare Should Protect Your Teeth Too!
By Representative Robin Kelly (IL-2) I can still remember losing my first baby tooth. I put it under my pillow and got a quarter. When I was 6, losing my teeth meant money in my pocket. Now that I’m older, the idea ...
Congressional Corner: Legislation Would Abolish Two Provisions That Reduce Social Security Benefits of Public Employees
By Representative Rodney Davis (IL-13) Every day, thousands of our neighbors and friends protect our cities, educate our students, and deliver vital services to our communities. While these selfless public servants h ...
Congressional Corner: Planning for the Future
By Representative Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) As of 2019, one quarter of American adults had no retirement savings at all. Only 36 percent of non-retired American adults think that “their retirement saving is on t ...
Congressional Corner: Capping Drug Costs Could Negatively Impact Rural Health Care Systems
Representative Jim Baird (IN-4) Americans from all walks of life agree, drug pricing is out of control. The most adversely impacted by the rising costs are over the age of 65. We must address the issue of affordable ...
Congressional Corner: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Should Never Be a Partisan Issue
By U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) If you’ve been to a pharmacy in recent years, you’ve no doubt noticed how drug costs are soaring—and you’ve probably felt the immense financial pressure of rising pri ...
Congressional Corner: Mediocre For All. Rural Healthcare’s Road Trip to Ruin
By Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) Traveling through the beautiful farmlands of early primary states, you can find the self-proclaimed champions of socialized medicine amid the flashes of cameras on the campa ...
Congressional Corner: To Stay Healthy And Enjoy Retirement Means Protecting Earned Benefits and Cutting Drug Prices
By Representative Josh Harder, (CA-10) My parents are entering retirement age just like thousands of people across the Valley. I care deeply about making sure they receive all of the benefits they’ve earned and that ...