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July 28, 2023 NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Retirement Savings Stagnate for Middle-Class Americans, While the Wealthy See Huge Gains Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 10, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Once Again Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Outrageous Price of Alzheimer's Treatment and Costly New Prescription Drugs Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: At a time when half of older Americans have no retirement savings and millions of senior citizens are living in poverty, our job is to expand Social Security by demanding the wealthy pay their fair share." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 10, 2022 Welch-Championed Policy Will Lower Prescription Drug Prices Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services - Ruiz Calls on Medicare to Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests for Seniors Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 29, 2021 DelBene, Duncan, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Care Coordination for Seniors Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 23, 2021 Data for Progress - Voters Are Right: It's Time to Expand Medicare Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021 Jayapal, Markey, and Lawmakers Introduce THRIVE Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States - Dingell, Pressley, Lamb, Jayapal Lead Call for Historic Investment in Home and Community-Based Services in Recovery Package Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 22, 2021 Klobuchar, Welch Introduce Legislation to Cut Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 24, 2021 Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Fraud Targeting Seniors Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 2, 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge HHS to Integrate Community Health Workers into Covid-19 Pandemic Response as Seniors, People of Color Disproportionately Impacted by Virus Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 25, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bonamici, Katko, Wild, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan Call for $1.1B to Fund Programs for Older Americans During COVID-19 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 6, 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senators Warren, Casey, Colleagues Urge Inclusion of Home and Community-Based Services Funding for Seniors and People with Disabilities in Future COVID-19 Legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2020 DelBene, Welch, LaHood Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Health Care Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Wyden Presses Federal Health Officials for Answers On Nursing Homes Evicting Residents Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary, and Charles Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Leahy, Sanders And Welch Push IRS To Ensure All Eligible Vermonters Receive Stimulus Checks Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services - Cartwright Leads Effort to Keep Seniors in Assisted Living Communities Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph J. Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Sinema, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Key Agency to Better Protect Arizona Seniors from Coronavirus Scams Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Casey, Colleagues Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes and Preparedness for Seniors, People with Disabilities Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 12, 2020 Letter to Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Shaheen, Hassan Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge CMS to Investigate Medicare Advantage Overbilling, Protect Taxpayer Dollars and Improve Care for Older Ohioans Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2019 Brown, Smith, Manchin, Schumer Reintroduce Butch Lewis Act, Reaffirm Commitment to Solving Pension Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 19, 2019 House Approves Welch Bill Combating Elder Abuse in State Medicaid Programs Sen. Peter Welch
April 17, 2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Van Hollen, Senators Call on Subcommittee Chairman to Secure Funding for Job Training for Older Americans Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 10, 2019 Deutch, Buchanan, Welch Reintroduce Bill to Protect Seniors from Scams Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2019 Sanders, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Expand Social Security Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2019 Casey Looks To Help Lower Skyrocketing Cost Of Medicine Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Welch, Rooney Introduce Bill Requiring HHS Secretary to Negotiate Medicare Prescription Drug Prices Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 25, 2018 Welch Legislation to Eliminate Major Barriers to Employment for Disabled Seniors Sen. Peter Welch
June 14, 2018 Letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Sen. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Hearing on Trump Administration Nominee to Lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 8, 2018 Faso, Renacci, Welch Introduce Bill to Improve Opioid Alternatives Education for Seniors Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 23, 2018 Letter to Alex Azar, Health and Human Services Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Halt Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Significantly Increase Funding for the Older Americans Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Sen. Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Parry Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Robust Funding for Job Training for Older Americans Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 15, 2018 Letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Bishop - Preserve Funding for Critical Nutrition Program for Seniors Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 7, 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 9, 2017 Sanders, Kaptur Announce Bill to Restore Retirement Security for 10 Million Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden - Hold Hearing on AHCA in Light of Startling CBO Report Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 16, 2017 Legislation Introduced to Expand Social Security Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2016 Sanders: Republicans Are Threatening American Democracy Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 20, 2016 Sanders Announces $4.3 million to Vermont Nonprofit to Boost Job Training for Low-Income Seniors Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2016 Anniversary and Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
July 28, 2023 NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Retirement Savings Stagnate for Middle-Class Americans, While the Wealthy See Huge Gains Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 10, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Once Again Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Outrageous Price of Alzheimer's Treatment and Costly New Prescription Drugs Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: At a time when half of older Americans have no retirement savings and millions of senior citizens are living in poverty, our job is to expand Social Security by demanding the wealthy pay their fair share." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 10, 2022 Welch-Championed Policy Will Lower Prescription Drug Prices Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services - Ruiz Calls on Medicare to Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests for Seniors Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 29, 2021 DelBene, Duncan, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Care Coordination for Seniors Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 23, 2021 Data for Progress - Voters Are Right: It's Time to Expand Medicare Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021 Jayapal, Markey, and Lawmakers Introduce THRIVE Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States - Dingell, Pressley, Lamb, Jayapal Lead Call for Historic Investment in Home and Community-Based Services in Recovery Package Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 22, 2021 Klobuchar, Welch Introduce Legislation to Cut Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 24, 2021 Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Fraud Targeting Seniors Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 2, 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge HHS to Integrate Community Health Workers into Covid-19 Pandemic Response as Seniors, People of Color Disproportionately Impacted by Virus Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 25, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bonamici, Katko, Wild, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan Call for $1.1B to Fund Programs for Older Americans During COVID-19 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 6, 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senators Warren, Casey, Colleagues Urge Inclusion of Home and Community-Based Services Funding for Seniors and People with Disabilities in Future COVID-19 Legislation Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2020 DelBene, Welch, LaHood Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Health Care Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Wyden Presses Federal Health Officials for Answers On Nursing Homes Evicting Residents Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary, and Charles Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Leahy, Sanders And Welch Push IRS To Ensure All Eligible Vermonters Receive Stimulus Checks Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services - Cartwright Leads Effort to Keep Seniors in Assisted Living Communities Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph J. Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Sinema, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Key Agency to Better Protect Arizona Seniors from Coronavirus Scams Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Casey, Colleagues Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes and Preparedness for Seniors, People with Disabilities Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 12, 2020 Letter to Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Shaheen, Hassan Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge CMS to Investigate Medicare Advantage Overbilling, Protect Taxpayer Dollars and Improve Care for Older Ohioans Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2019 Brown, Smith, Manchin, Schumer Reintroduce Butch Lewis Act, Reaffirm Commitment to Solving Pension Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 19, 2019 House Approves Welch Bill Combating Elder Abuse in State Medicaid Programs Sen.Peter Welch
April 17, 2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Van Hollen, Senators Call on Subcommittee Chairman to Secure Funding for Job Training for Older Americans Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 10, 2019 Deutch, Buchanan, Welch Reintroduce Bill to Protect Seniors from Scams Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2019 Sanders, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Expand Social Security Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2019 Casey Looks To Help Lower Skyrocketing Cost Of Medicine Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Welch, Rooney Introduce Bill Requiring HHS Secretary to Negotiate Medicare Prescription Drug Prices Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 25, 2018 Welch Legislation to Eliminate Major Barriers to Employment for Disabled Seniors Sen.Peter Welch
June 14, 2018 Letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Sen. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Hearing on Trump Administration Nominee to Lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 8, 2018 Faso, Renacci, Welch Introduce Bill to Improve Opioid Alternatives Education for Seniors Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 23, 2018 Letter to Alex Azar, Health and Human Services Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Halt Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Significantly Increase Funding for the Older Americans Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Sen. Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Parry Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Robust Funding for Job Training for Older Americans Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 15, 2018 Letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Bishop - Preserve Funding for Critical Nutrition Program for Seniors Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 7, 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 9, 2017 Sanders, Kaptur Announce Bill to Restore Retirement Security for 10 Million Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden - Hold Hearing on AHCA in Light of Startling CBO Report Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 16, 2017 Legislation Introduced to Expand Social Security Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2016 Sanders: Republicans Are Threatening American Democracy Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 20, 2016 Sanders Announces $4.3 million to Vermont Nonprofit to Boost Job Training for Low-Income Seniors Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2016 Anniversary and Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act Sen.Bernie Sanders
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