Leadership Council of Aging Organizations

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DECLARATION OF CONCERN:
WASHINGTON'S ASSAULT ON PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS

Friday, November 4, 2005 
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
National Press Club – Holeman Lounge

Featuring:

Nancy Altman, author,
The Battle for Social Security; From FDR's Vision to Bush's Gamble

William Novelli,
CEO, AARP

Including presentations from the chairs of LCAO Health,
Income Security and Community Services Committees

Moderated by former Congresswoman Barbara B. Kennelly,
President & CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

Many of this country's programs for older persons and their families have been targeted for reduction, elimination or privatization. Some Congressional leaders are aggressively pursuing stinging changes to the fiscal policies of social insurance and entitlement programs that benefit seniors and their families. At the same time, home heating costs are rising, healthcare costs run higher and higher and millions of seniors are in critical need of assistance following the hurricane disasters. Yet, Washington's strategies for addressing the challenges of being old are as divided as the current political landscape.

This panel discussion, sponsored by the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, will examine past and future trends in aging programs, describe how current legislative and fiscal policies will cause real harm to seniors, especially to individuals who are low-to-moderate income, and discuss alternative solutions.

Please RSVP to Pamela Causey at causeyp@ncpssm.org or call 202-216-8378 for more information.