Congress Out of Session – Sort Of The House and the Senate remain officially out of session for their August break, but saying that is a bit deceptive.  It means the House and Senate chambers in the Capitol are closed ...

So far, No August Break for Senators As we reported last week, August is the month when both houses of Congress traditionally take a break, both for government and personal travel, as well as working in their states a ...

Questions To Ask At Your Next Town Hall By Shannon Benton, Executive Director During the month of August, Congress is in recess and many Members plan town halls to meet with constituents.  We encourage you to atten ...

It’s August – Congress’ Traditional Vacation Month The House of Representatives has recessed for the month of August which means members will be going back home to their districts to meet with constituents.  Many will ...

TSCL Endorses Social Security Legislation Last week TSCL was contacted by the office of Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.), to ask if we would once again endorse his bill, the Social Security for Future Generations Act. The Cong ...

The parameters of whatever new health care legislation is passed by Congress this year have now been laid out by the Democratic majorities in both Houses.  We cover these Democratic proposals because they hold the – extr ...

As we have reported in the past, when it comes to issues affecting seniors the overwhelming attention of Congress this year is on lowering prescription drug prices. Our analysis of TSCL-supported legislation introduce ...

Bipartisan Plan to Fix Social Security and Medicare Introduced.  By Shannon Benton, Executive Director Most older Americans have one question when it comes to their Social Security and Medicare benefits:  Will my ...

Most of the news about seniors’ issues in Washington continues to center around prescription drug prices.  However, a hearing on the problems facing Social Security was held last week.  We start off with a report on the ...

New Alzheimer’s Drug Sparks Controversy One of the biggest items in the news last week that is of interest to so many seniors is about a new drug, which will be marketed as Aduhelm, related to the treatment of Alzheim ...