By Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst For the new Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, time is of the essence. The Committee, which was created under the law that lifted the debt limit in August, is char ...
Category: Legislative News
Legislative Update For The Week Ending October 21, 2011
This week on Capitol Hill, a 3.6 percent COLA increase was announced and TSCL-backed H.R. 219 (the Social Security Preservation Act of 2011) gained a co-sponsor. 3.6 Percent COLA Increase Announced for 2012 After a t ...
Legislative Update For The Week Ending October 14, 2011
This week on Capitol Hill, TSCL-backed H.R. 1332 (Social Security Fairness Act which includes pension offset and windfall elimination) gained more co-sponsors while the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Sup ...
Legislative Update For The Week Ending October 7, 2011
This week on Capitol Hill, TSCL-backed H.R. 787 gained another co-sponsorship and Medicare overhaul continued to highlight the week’s activities. Support Grows for Key Bill Rep. Tim Scott (SC-1) signed on to Rep. Dan ...
Hearings On The Hill
Hearings Over Controversial Healthcare “Cutting” Board Notes from Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst Recently the House Budget Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee both held hearings on the con ...
Hearings On The Hill
Hearings Over Controversial Healthcare “Cutting” Board Notes from Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst Recently the House Budget Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee both held hearings on the contro ...
Legislative Update: October 2011
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant Over the past few months, many of us may have felt like Dorothy and Toto trapped in the mythical Land of Oz. Like the pair’s famed journey, every twist and turn of the “debt ...
Legislative Update For The Week Ending September 30, 2011
This week, action on Capitol Hill slowed down as both Houses of Congress adjourned for a district work period. However, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) did see support grow for one key piece of legislation. Support Gr ...
Legislative Update For The Week Ending September 23, 2011
This week, members of The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL) legislative staff were in attendance at two committee hearings – one held by the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, and one held by the Joint Select Committee ...
Legislative Update For The Week Ending September 16, 2011
This week, The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL) legislative team met with several Members of Congress and their top staff to discuss legislation that would protect and defend the Social Security benefits of seniors. In ad ...