By Representative Mike Kelly (PA-3) As a representative of thousands of senior citizens in Western Pennsylvania, and as a senior myself, I strongly believe that all Americans should be able to enjoy their golden years ...
Category: Congressional Corner
Congressional Corner: It’s Bigger Than Martin Shkreli
By Representative Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) For most Americans, the prices of essential prescription drugs are increasing far too rapidly for family budgets to sustain. Many Americans are being forced to choose betw ...
Congressional Corner: Government Needs A New Approach For Determining COLAs
By Representative Eliot Engel (NY-16) For the third time in the last seven years, almost 65 million Social Security recipients did not receive a benefit increase in 2016. Social Security has provided invaluable sup ...
Congressional Corner: In Rural Communities Some Travel 100 Miles Or More To Closest Hospital
By Representative Cresent Hardy (NV-4) Over the past few years, there has been no lack of discussion from either side of the aisle about employer and individual mandates, medical device and “Cadillac” taxes and the Af ...
Congressional Corner: COLA Tabulation Is Broken
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 ...
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 ...