No Votes on Health Care or Social Security Issues This Week After having come back in session after a two-week break, the House of Representatives is out of session again this week for a district work period. That mea ...

Congress Returns This Week With their two-week break over, Congress returns to vote on legislation this week. Many of the votes will deal with national security issues, including aid for Ukraine. The Senate will also ...

The Congressional two-week spring recess will continue this week. It is a good time to call the offices of your Senators and Representative and either leave a message for them about the need for relief for seniors and th ...

Congress Begins Two-Week Break Congress began a two-week break starting today, Monday. While committee work will continue, there will be no votes on the floor of either house until they return. Many of the members ...

Bill to Lower Insulin Cost Passes House Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would cap the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients. Experts say the legislation would provide si ...

President Again Calls for Lower Drug Prices in his New Budget Proposal It was just three weeks ago that Congress finally passed legislation to fund the federal government for the rest of the current 2022 fiscal year. ...

Pressure Mounts for Presidential Actions on Drug Prices When it comes to seniors’ issues, the main focus of Congress continues to be on the high cost of prescription drugs.  The Republicans in the Senate continue to u ...

Congress Finally Acts - Government Will Not Shut Down  After a delay of over six months, Congress was finally able last week to pass the legislation needed to fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal ye ...

State of the Union Speech and Health Care In his State of the Union speech last week President Biden, understandably, spent a great deal of time on foreign policy, and specifically Ukraine, but he also emphasized a nu ...