By Representative Tim Walberg (MI-7) Every day approximately ten thousand people reach their retirement age. Many have spent a lifetime working to care for their families and save for retirement all while paying fede ...
Category: Congressional Corner
Congressional Corner: Reduce Deficit In A Balanced Way, Not On The Backs Of Seniors
By Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17) Forty-nine years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law and by doing so made a solemn agreement with every single American. Simply put, if you work hard and p ...
Congressional Corner: Protecting Social Security for Retirees and Future Generations
By Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA-38) and Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) Social Security is one of our country's greatest success stories. For nearly eight decades it has helped keep seniors out of poverty and given them a sense of i ...
Congressional Corner: November 2013
By Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-17) Physical, psychological, sexual or financial harm against people 65 years of age or older is a significant, serious, and ongoing social justice problem within the United State ...
Congressional Corner: Lowering the Price of Prescription Drugs
By U.S. Senator David Vitter (LA) Over the last several years, we've seen huge increases in the price of prescription drugs, and drug companies are finding loopholes in the system to keep their money rolling in at the ...
Congressional Corner: Let’s Not Cripple Medicare
By Representative Kristi Noem (SD – At Large) Medicare is a program that nearly 50 million seniors and people with disabilities rely on. The critical importance of this program to our seniors cannot be over ...
Congressional Corner: Let’s Agree: No Changes to Medicare for Today’s Seniors
By Representative Scott Rigell (VA-2) I am pleased to tell you that earlier this year I introduced House Resolution 680, which expresses the will of the House of Representatives to protect Medicare for Americans 55 an ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2012
Ten Questions For Your Next Town Hall Members of Congress and candidates frequently schedule town halls. Voters get an opportunity to ask questions and to learn the candidates’ positions on key issues. Be prepared by ...
Congressional Corner: The Payroll Tax Cut Is A Bad Deal For Homeowners
By Representative Allen B. West (FL-22) Magicians dazzle their audiences with tricks using sleight of hand and misdirection. A larger action covers a smaller action is a phrase often used by those magicians adept at s ...
Congressional Corner: Promises Made To Seniors Must Be Kept
By Representative Bill Posey (FL-15) Most seniors have spent their entire lives paying into a system that guarantees Social Security and Medicare benefits at retirement age, and the federal government must honor that ...