By Representative John Duncan, Jr. (TN-2) “Seniors squeezed by Medicare costs, zero raise in Social Security” was a Florida headline in October 2015, and was similar to many alarming headlines in newspapers across the ...
Category: Congressional Corner
Congressional Corner: Let’s Reduce Barriers To Long-Term Care
By Congressman Jim Renacci (OH-16) Over 2 million Ohioans are Medicare beneficiaries and rely not just on coverage for their health care services, but also access to the appropriate health care settings. With nearl ...
Congressional Corner: SNAP Simplification Act Would Reduce Burdens on America’s Elderly and Disabled Community
By Representative Al Lawson (FL-05) Many of our nation’s seniors live on fixed incomes and struggle to afford everyday expenses. Sadly, a large number of these individuals are also disabled. There are several exis ...
Congressional Corner: Fixing COLAs & Protecting Seniors Against Rising Healthcare Costs
By Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01) As you may have heard, Social Security recipients received a cost-of-living increase this year. This is good news for seniors, but it’s not good enough. Our seniors worked ...
Congressional Corner – Rep. Charlie Crist (FL-13)
Congress Should Work Together to Strengthen Social Security By Representative Charlie Crist (FL-13) Social Security represents America’s promise that after a lifetime of hard work and paying into the system, senior ...
Congressional Corner: Working for Retirement Requires a Job Before Retirement
By Representative Robin Kelly (IL-2) When the Great Recession hit eight-plus years ago, the focus was on the double-digit unemployment rates and the devastating impact on recent college and high school graduates. La ...
Congressional Corner: Legislation Would Help People With Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6) I want to share with you a cause that I have taken on in Congress that has touched my life through my friend, Pete Frates. Pete, a resident of my district, was diagnosed with ALS in 2012 whe ...
Congressional Corner: How We Can Protect Social Security While Expanding Benefits
Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-4) Millions of Americans depend on the earned benefit of Social Security as their livelihood, yet congressional Republicans continue to play games with its funding. I have introduced l ...
Congressional Corner: July 2017
Public Workers Penalized By Two Social Security Provisions Representative Rodney Davis (IL-13) Every day, thousands of our neighbors and friends protect our cities, educate our students, and provide crucial service ...
Congressional Corner: Garamendi’s Opinion: It’s Time for Seniors to Get a Fair COLA
By Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3) Our nation’s seniors work their entire lives to earn Social Security, and they depend on Social Security for a well-earned, dignified retirement. For many, Social Security isn’t ju ...
Close