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…
Social Security and Medicare are the targets of a growing number of new budget plans aimed at reducing federal spending. President Obama’s Fiscal Commission recently…
This week, negotiations on raising the debt limit continued on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY-7) introduced the Seniors Protection Act of 2011, and…
This week, negotiations on raising the debt ceiling continued between President Obama and members of the House and Senate leadership. In addition, support continued to…
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant givebones.com/text/ Over the past several months many different plans and ideas have surfaced to reduce the federal deficit, including…
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant There’s hardly anyone who isn’t feeling the effects of our “Great Recession.” We’ve learned of seniors sharing depression-era survival…
Social Security and Medicare Public Trustees Recommend Raising Eligibility Age and Benefit Formula Changes Notes from Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst On June 3, 2011,…
Recently the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing in which panelists gave “Perspectives on Deficit Reduction.” Notes from Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst Recently the…
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) often hears from seniors who, in their advanced age, have drawn down all of…
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL)Legislative Agenda119th Congress The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) is one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan advocacy groups representing older Americans. We…