As has been expected, the Senate passed a CR (continuing resolution) this week that will keep the federal government open until Nov. 21. The House had previously passed the bill and a spokesman for President Trump has i ...
Category: Legislative News
Legislative Update: October 2019
By Shannon Benton, Executive Director Retirees’ budgets take a beating when prescription drug prices rise faster than the annual cost – of – living adjustments (COLAs). But new legislation moving in the Senate would ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Legislative Update For Week Ending September 20, 2019
As we suspected, Congress has now officially admitted they won't finish their work on time and once again will have to pass what amounts to emergency legislation to keep the government open. Actually, to say it was emer ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending September 13, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is expected to unveil a bill, perhaps as early as next week, that would allow the federal government to negotiate the prices of hundreds of drugs in Medicare that have little or no alter ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending September 6, 2019
The House of Representatives returned to work this week after the traditional August recess. The Senate, however, does not come back until next week. The August recess is a tradition that dates back to the early days ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 23, 2019
Congress was on recess this week, but that didn’t stop the wheels from turning on Capitol Hill. This week the League met with Congresswoman Grace Meng’s office (NY-6) to discuss Notch Reform Legislation. And, a special ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 8, 2019
The Senior Citizens League Legislative Update for Week Ending August 8, 2019 Congress was on recess this week, but that didn’t stop the wheels from turning on Capitol Hill. This week the League met with Congresswoman ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 2, 2019
There was still much happening with Social Security and Medicare during a week that was dominated by the Democratic Presidential Candidate Debates. New proposals for Medicare were revealed and lowering the cost of presc ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending July 26, 2019
This week was a busy one for Social Security and Medicare Advocates! There was considerable activity to combat the high cost of prescription drugs. The Ways and Means Committee had a hearing on the Social Security 2100 ...
TSCL Legislative Update for Week Ending July 19, 2019
The Presidential election is still far on the horizon, but the candidates are already letting voters know their positions on Medicare and the cost of prescription drugs; two subjects near and dear to supporters of The Se ...