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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Senior Citizens

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04/03/2023 Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Urge Office Of Personnel Management To Address Delays In Delivering Federal Retirement Beneftis
03/14/2022 Durbin Discusses Retirement Security With Illinois State Treasurer
07/26/2021 Duckworth And Durbin Join Murray And Underwood In Re-introducing Legislation To Protect Women's Retirement Security
06/25/2021 Duckworth, Durbin Join Casey to Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Home Care and Community Supports for Seniors and People with Disabilities, Invest in Home Care Workers
04/19/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States; and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Rep. Bowman and Sens. Brown, Sanders, and Warren Lead Colleagues in Calling for Desperately-Needed Expansions and Improvements to SSI Program
04/09/2021 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $2.9 Million for Illinois Veterans' Homes to Protect Against Covid-19
02/25/2021 Tweet - "This study confirms a major problem: Big Pharma is making a killing from Medicare payments on discarded medication, while seniors pay. @SenRobPortman and I have legislation--the REFUND Act--to end Big Pharma's colossal waste and save billions."
02/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Menendez, Booker Call for Increased Federal Investment in Home-Based and Community Care for Older Americans, People with Disabilities in COVID Relief Package
02/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Rosen Calls for Support for Home and Community Based Care Funding in Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Package
02/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Health, Eduction, Labor, and Pensions Committee; Hon. Richard Burr, Ranking Member of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Hon. Bernard Sanders, Chair of Senate Budget Committee; and Hon. Lindsey Graham, Ranking Member of Senate Budget Committee - Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Call To Deliver More Than $1 Billion In Funding To Help Older Adults During The COVID-19 Crisis, Including Millions To Bolster Nutrition Services And Support Vaccination Efforts In Next Coronavirus Relief Package
12/21/2020 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Omnibus Provision Protecting Food Access For 8,000 Illinois Supportive Living Facility Residents
12/17/2020 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Bill to Allow Illinois Senior Living Facility Residents to Continue Receiving Nutritious Meals
12/09/2020 Tweet - "Just spoke with @aarpillinois about the impact COVID-19 is having on seniors in Illinois. It's imperative for the Senate to come together and pass an emergency relief bill that addresses hunger & provides funding to support nursing home residents and staff."
11/18/2020 Tweet - "The Trump @USDA wants to end SNAP benefits & take food off the table for 8,000 seniors in supportive living facilities--in the middle of a pandemic. @SenDuckworth , @RepCheri , @RodneyDavis , & I are leading the IL delegation in opposing this cruel effort."
11/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos, Davis Lead Illinois Delegation In Opposing USDA Effort To End Food Stamp Program At Illinois Senior Living Facilities
10/29/2020 Tweet - "IL runs a leading program to help 8,000 seniors & people w/disabilities access health & nutrition services in their community, rather than an institutional setting. Despite two decades of this program, the Trump Admin has tried to rip away SNAP benefits that feed these groups."
10/21/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Durbin Presses SSA To Explain COVID-19 Reopening Strategies In Chicago
10/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration - Democrats Criticize Proposed Labor Department Rule Weakening Tool to Advance Financial Interests of Workers and Retirees
08/24/2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell should bring the Senate back to Washington to vote on the Delivering for America Act immediately. Whether it's meds, paychecks, or benefits like Social Security, millions of Americans rely on USPS. We owe it to them to keep the mail running on time."
08/20/2020 Tweet - "Missed doses. Delayed care. Health risks. The efforts to undermine @USPS deliveries could drastically harm Illinoisans who rely on mail-order prescriptions. I wrote to orgs like @aarpillinois & @IHAhospitals to learn more about what's at stake for the communities they serve."
08/19/2020 Tweet - "Postmaster General DeJoy needs to undo all the harmful changes he's made. Millions of Americans rely on @USPS to deliver their medications, paychecks, Social Security, and so much more. Any unnecessary delay is potentially devastating."
08/18/2020 Tweet - "The President's attacks on @USPS are an attack on our nation's veterans and seniors. Is his re-election more important than delivering vets' their medications on time? Or than delivering social security checks to seniors? Senate Republicans will soon have to pick a side."
08/15/2020 Tweet - "Yesterday was the 85th anniversary of Social Security, an earned bedrock program that millions rely on. The President's version of celebrating is to undermine the program via his recent executive order. Democrats stand committed to protecting this promise of a secure retirement."
08/10/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Collins, Gillibrand Lead Bipartisan Call for Funding for OAA Programs In Next COVID-19 Package to Help Older Adults
08/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Democrats Demand Trump Administration Rescind Proposals Leaving Workers' Retirement Savings at Risk
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