Representative John J. “Jimmy” Duncan, Jr. (TN-2) For only the third time in history, nearly 60 million Americans are going without a Social Security cost-of-living raise this year. Why? Because the way the government ...
Category: Congressional Corner
Congressional Corner: Medicare, 50 Years Strong
The “Congressional Corner” reflects the views of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Senior Citizens League. By U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-17) This year we celebrated the 50th anniversary o ...
Congressional Corner: Seniors Must Get Medicare Coverage They Were Promised
By Representative Cresent Hardy (NV-4) On July 30th, Americans across the country proudly celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Medicare being signed into law by President Johnson. This historic event was monumental in t ...
Congressional Corner: What the IPAB Means to Seniors
By Representative Phil Roe (TN-1) As a physician who spent more than thirty years caring for patients, I have many concerns about the president's healthcare law. Since the president signed ObamaCare, we've seen many p ...
Congressional Corner: Strengthening Social Security To Help Middle-Class Americans
Strengthening Social Security To Help Middle-Class Americans By Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) Millions of middle-class Americans face a looming retirement crisis as a result of growing wealth inequality. Middle class wag ...
Congressional Corner: August 2015
Strengthening Social Security To Help Middle-Class Americans By Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) Millions of middle-class Americans face a looming retirement crisis as a result of growing wealth inequality. Middle class ...
Congressional Corner: Windfall Elimination Provision And Government Pension Offset Punishing Public Sector Employees
Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) The United States consistently lags behind countries like China, South Korea, and others in education, placing us 26th in math, and 21st in science, out of 34 countries. As we work to improve ...
Congressional Corner: There’s No Need To Cut Or Privatize Social Security
The following reflects the views of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Senior Citizens League. Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-4) Last fall, Republican candidates made a lot of campaign promises: to c ...
Congressional Corner: “Pay For Delay” Must End–To Protect our Seniors
Senator David Vitter (LA) When it comes to the quality of everyday life for seniors, one of the most important variables is access to prescription drugs. Many folks take them every day without a second thought. But wh ...
Congressional Corner: “We Have An Obligation To Keep That Promise”
“We Have An Obligation To Keep That Promise” By Representative Tim Ryan (OH-13) Earlier this year, we marked the 79th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security program, one of our nation’s pro ...
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