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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Senior Citizens

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01/04/2024 SCHUMER REVEALS: THANKS TO THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, NEW YORK SENIORS NOW, FOR FIRST TIME EVER, HAVE A CAP ON THEIR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG SPENDING HELPING LOWER COSTS FOR 3+ MILLION NY-ERS ON MEDICARE AND SAVING SENIORS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON HEALTHCARE
07/27/2021 Tweet - "I was proud to meet with Andrés Gallegos--who I nominated as Chairman of the @NatCounDis--to celebrate the anniversary of the ADA. And I'm proud our Build Back Better plan includes a massive investment in home- and community-based care for people with disabilities and seniors."
06/24/2021 Tweet - "With the #BetterCareBetterJobsAct I'm standing with @SenBobCasey, @RonWyden, & @SenateDems to introduce historic investment in the care economy: --Better home care for those with disabilities --Better home care for seniors --Lifting up the caregiving workforce #AmericanJobsPlan"
05/06/2021 Tweet - "Ready to roll up my sleeves alongside my friend George Gresham and the rest of @1199SEIU. We're working to pass the #AmericanJobsPlan and give senior and home care workers the support they need!"
04/02/2021 In First Visit To Glens Falls Area As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers Massive Covid Rescue Relief To Capital Region; With Checks Hitting Bank Accounts, Millions More Coming To Warren & Washington County Families, Workers, Live Venues & Small Businesses, Senator Outlines Glens Falls' Wins
02/02/2021 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $707,000 in Federal Funding to Support Americorps Seniors Programs Throughout New York
10/24/2020 Tweet - "Sen. Brown demanded --Protecting Americans w/ Preexisting Conditions --Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination --BRIDGE for Workers --Danny's Law --Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance --Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity GOP objected to keep their sham process"
10/14/2020 Tweet - "Every senior in America and everyone on Medicare needs to know this: We already knew Judge Barrett is ready to end the ACA and rip health care from millions. Now she's refusing to even say that Medicare is constitutional! Democrats are fighting for the 65 million on Medicare."
09/17/2020 Tweet - "Student debt is holding back entire generations of young adults from buying homes, saving for retirement, starting families, and more. @SenWarren and I have a plan for the next president to immediately #CancelStudentDebt."
09/02/2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: President Trump is working to defund Social Security. Senate Democrats are fighting to stop it."
08/14/2020 Tweet - "Social Security has helped millions of seniors, people w/ disabilities & families for 85 years I've long been a champion of disability rights & wrote Disability Integration Act COVID has made access to home & community based care more vital than ever for those w/ disabilities"
08/14/2020 Tweet - "85 years ago, the Social Security Act became law Now Pres Trump promises to "terminate" Social Security's dedicated funding As we face COVID, I will fight to protect this critical program that's been an economic lifeline for millions of seniors, people w/ disabilities, families"
08/12/2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: President Trump just told America he plans to defund Social Security"
08/10/2020 Tweet - "Then-Candidate Donald Trump promised that he would never touch Social Security. Well guess what: deferring the payroll tax is a backdoor way of weakening Social Security. The executive order is just another false promise made by Donald Trump."
08/09/2020 Tweet - ". @realDonaldTrump thinks that America's senior citizens don't know that eliminating the payroll tax would defund Social Security and Medicare. But they do. And I'm sure they'll remember. Quote from @AARP :"
07/30/2020 Tweet - "Millions of newly unemployed Americans cannot go back to work, cannot afford the rent, cannot put food on the table. Democrats will not stop fighting for the unemployed, Medicaid, safe nursing homes, Americans with disabilities, hungry kids, renters, and more."
07/30/2020 Tweet - "The GOP is fighting for large agribusinesses, defense contractors, the Trump family. Dems are fighting for the unemployed, Medicaid, safe nursing homes, Americans with disabilities, hungry kids, renters, industries like clean energy that've lost half a million jobs since March."
07/29/2020 Tweet - "The Republican COVID proposal has no support for Medicaid, nursing homes, or those with disabilities. Their proposal does not meet America's testing needs. This is not a serious proposal for the country in the midst of a once-in-a-generation crisis."
07/05/2020 Tweet - "What Senate Republicans BLOCKED last week --Rental assistance --Food assistance --Funding for COVID testing & tracing --Protections for workers --Protections for Dreamers --Resources for elections --Resources for schools & nursing homes --Resources for state & local governments & tribes"
07/03/2020 Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans BLOCKED this week: Resources for state & local governments & tribes Funding for COVID testing & tracing Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Food assistance Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Rental assistance"
07/02/2020 Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans have blocked this week: Rental assistance: BLOCKED Food assistance: BLOCKED Resources for schools and nursing homes: BLOCKED Resources for state and local governments and tribes: BLOCKED Resources for elections: BLOCKED"
06/30/2020 Tweet - "Today, Senate Democrats will demand action on safe elections, education funding, and funding for our nursing homes. If Senate Republicans continue to block reasonable attempts at passing emergency COVID legislation, they will have to explain why to Americans. #DemsDemandAction"
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Shaheen & Colleagues Call for Greater Federal Resources to Support Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Crisis
05/26/2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce: New York's nursing homes to receive $394 million in emergency funding to keep the frontline against the virus going strong; New York gets greatest amount of federal funding
04/03/2020 Schumer successfully demands IRS send emergency $$$ to NY seniors & most vulnerable on Social Security without requiring bureaucratic paperwork; following Schumer's call, IRS reverses course & streamlines money to NY seniors
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