This week, key legislators revealed that they will not pass a permanent repeal of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula before the March 31st deadline. SGR Repeal Unlikely This Month This week, Rep. Paul ...
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Legislative Update for Week Ending February 27, 2015
This week, one House Subcommittee met to discuss the solvency of Social Security’s Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw one new cosponsor sign on to the Notch Fairness Act. S ...
Legislative Update: February 2015
Three Actions Congress is Likely to Take That Affect Your Benefits By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant November's mid-term elections dramatically altered the makeup on Capitol Hill. For the first time in eight ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending February 20, 2015
This week, the implementation of President Obama’s recent immigration orders was halted by a federal court ruling. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) announced its support for one new piece of legislation. ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending February 13, 2015
This week, the Senate Budget Committee met to discuss the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program, which is set to become insolvent in 2016, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) announced its sup ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending February 6, 2015
This week, President Obama sent his fiscal 2016 budget blueprint to Congress, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw one new cosponsor sign on to the Notch Fairness Act. President Obama Releases Budget Blueprint ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending January 30, 2015
This week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its annual report on the state of the economy, and one Senate committee advanced legislation to re-authorize the Older Americans Act. CBO Releases Annual Budge ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending January 23, 2015
This week, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a two-day hearing on the future of Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. House Committee Debates SGR’s Future On Wednesday and Th ...
Legislative Update: January 2015
TSCL Gears Up For Busy New Year By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant After a much-anticipated mid-term election and an active "lame duck" session on Capitol Hill, the 114th Congress has officially begun and The ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending January 16, 2015
This week, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through September and address President Obama’s recent immigration orders. In addition, The Senior Citizens L ...
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