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New York Members of Congress & Senators Could Lose Older Voters by Backing...
Monday, April 8, 2013 David Irwin, (212) 407-3718, diwrin@aarp.org New York Members of Congress & Senators Could Lose Older Voters by Backing Proposed Cuts to...
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Chained CPI is NOT the Answer
Chained CPI represents a shattered promise—at a high cost—to seniors, to people with disabilities, and to veterans. Proponents of chained CPI portray it as a more accurate indicator of the...
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Opposing Cuts in Social Security to Pay Deficit
Social Security Benefits Should not be Cut to Reduce the Deficit WASHINGTON, DC—AARP Senior Vice President Joyce Rogers released a statement in reaction to the US House Committee on Ways and Means...
View ArticleAARP Mourns the Loss of Senator Frank Lautenberg
AARP Mourns the Loss of Senator Frank Lautenberg Statement from AARP New Jersey State President Dave Mollen PRINCETON- AARP mourns the loss of a great New Jerseyan with the passing of Senator Frank...
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You’ve Earned a Say Connecticut Update: AARP Calling for Responsible...
Americans pay into Medicare and Social Security during their working lives, and they count on these programs to help protect their health and financial security. It’s no secret that Social Security...
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AARP Iowa Leaders Visit Capitol Hill to Urge Social Security Debate,...
AARP IA leaders with Rep. Dave Loebsack (second from left) Today AARP volunteers and staff from Iowa and every other state in the nation visited Capitol Hill today to express opposition to the...
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Volunteers today on Capitol Hill, at Ohio Statehouse
Mike Barnhart, who volunteers as state president for AARP Ohio, and Jane Taylor, who leads staff and volunteers as state director, are meeting today in Washington, D.C., with both of Ohio’s U.S....
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AARP Wyoming volunteers visit Capitol Hill
US Capitol AARP volunteers and staff from Wyoming visited Capitol Hill on June 12 to express opposition to the President’s proposed Social Security benefit cut known as Chained CPI and to support...
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AARP Georgia visits Capitol Hill to urge Congress to protect Social Security,...
Macon-area resident and AARP Georgia Executive Council Member Myrtle Habersham visited Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 12, to express opposition to President Barack Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security...
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Volunteers on Capitol Hill Fight for Social Security and Medicare
AARP Kentucky Volunteers Visit Capitol Hill Seeking Separate Social Security Debate, Pressing for Responsible Solutions to Strengthen Medicare WASHINGTON, DC – AARP volunteers and staff from Kentucky...
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Congress Begins Deliberations on Omnibus Territories Bill
The U.S. territories aren’t usually the topic of conversation or a hearing in Congress, but thanks to two companion bills, Congress may soon be addressing new benefits to the outlying territorial...
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AARP calls for commonsense Medicare solutions, not cuts to benefits
AARP has released the first in a “commonsense solutions” series of new videos on the 48th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s signing Medicare into law on July 30, 1965. Nearly 97 percent of...
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AARP Supports Bill to Fight Age Discrimination
It happens all too often. Despite a person’s lifetime of experience and excellent work ethic, age discrimination can make it harder to find a job or fight discrimination upon a questionable...
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Join Us August 28 in Fargo for Congressional Listening Session with Senator...
Senator John Hoeven AARP North Dakota invites you to join us in Fargo on Wednesday, August 28, for a Congressional Listening Session with U.S. Senator John Hoeven. During the event participants will...
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Advocacy Update: Earned a Say, the Congressional Recess, and the new OneCare...
by Kira Hessekiel, Advocacy and Outreach support AARP Massachusetts In the Community: AARP Massachusetts at the Medford Senior Center AARP Massachusetts State President Linda Fitzgerald and Director...
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Social Security Generates Billions in Economic Activity, Supports 142,000...
New Study Shows How Critical Social Security Benefits Are in Kentucky and National Economies WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new study from the AARP Public Policy Institute calculates that each dollar paid to...
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Message to Washington: Don’t Bargain Away Our Social Security
As the government shutdown continues and the debt ceiling deadline draws dangerously near, we at AARP are calling on the President and Congress to leave Social Security out of any political deal....
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3 Questions for William F. Galvin, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
In 1994, Sec. William Francis Galvin was elected as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the state’s top third constitutional office, where he has served ever since. The 28th elected...
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Get Out the Vote for Today’s Special State Congressional Primary
Attention Massachusetts voters in Congressional District 5: It’s time to vote (yes, again). We’ve anticipated some of your questions about the special state primary today, Tuesday, Oct. 15—and...
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