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Al Franken's Public Statements on Issue: Senior Citizens

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11/07/2017 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Services for LGBT Seniors
08/07/2017 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Senators Push to Stop Trump Administration From Ending Protections for Nursing Home Residents
05/30/2017 Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Ranking Member Patty Murray - Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump's Budget
04/27/2017 Sen. Franken Blasts Reckless Trump Administration Plan to Overturn Ban on Nursing Home Forced Arbitration Agreements
02/09/2017 Sen. Franken Reintroduces Measure to Cut Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors, Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars
12/08/2016 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President-elect - Don't Break Campaign Promises to Protect Medicare and Medicaid
11/21/2016 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House of Representative, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Harry Reid, Minority Leader of the Senate - Pass the Miners' Protection Act by the End of This Year
05/06/2016 Sen. Franken: Treasury Department Decision to Reject Steep Pension Cuts is Important News for Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
04/27/2016 Sen. Franken Fights for Minnesota Seniors with Commonsense Measure to Cut Medicare Prescription Drug Costs
04/19/2016 Sen. Franken Says Newly Signed Law That He Championed Will Help Tens of Thousands of Minnesota Seniors and Their Families
04/15/2016 Letter to The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury - Warning Treasury Secretary That Looming Pension Cuts Would Hurt Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
04/07/2016 Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Franken, Casey Introduce Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act
03/16/2016 Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies - Support for Seniors Program
02/02/2016 Letter to the Honorable Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Implementation of the Treasury Department - On the Protection of Pension Plans of Central State Pension Plans
12/01/2015 Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act
10/08/2015 Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
09/23/2015 Letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Calling on Medicare & Medicaid to Ban Long-Term Care Facilities from Using Unfair Arbitration Clauses
04/29/2015 Sens. Al Franken, Susan Collins, Rep. Susan Davis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Diabetes Prevention Program to Millions of Seniors on Medicare
03/27/2015 Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee - Funding for Programs under the Older Americans Act
03/24/2015 Sen. Franken Honored for Longstanding Efforts to Help Support Minnesota Families & Seniors When Harsh Weather Sets in
12/19/2014 Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Increased Consumer Protections in Medicare Advantage Plans
11/18/2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - In Support of Rural Hospitals
10/02/2014 Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Swiftly Release Federal Home Heating Aid
07/31/2014 Klobuchar, Franken, Walz Announce More Than $19 Million Loan for Construction of Nursing Home, Assisted Living Facility in Albert Lea
07/10/2014 Senators: Corporations Must Give Workers and Retirees Fair Treatment in Bankruptcy
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