Seniors’ Priorities for the Lame Duck Congressional Session
Congress is now in ‘lame duck’ session until January. Though this is normally a time when expectations for Congressional action are
Corona Crisis Poses Fresh Challenges for SSA
The coronavirus crisis has thrust extraordinary challenges onto the already beleaguered Social Security Administration (SSA). As the administrator for Social Security,
SSA To Administer New Paid Sick Leave Benefits During Coronavirus Epidemic
New federal sick leave benefits working their way through Congress in response to the coronavirus will be administered through the Social
Trump Budget Would Leave Seniors Hungrier, Sicker, Poorer
President Trump’s just-released 2021 budget proposal would leave seniors and other vulnerable citizens hungrier, sicker, and poorer. The spending plan betrays
Congress Underfunds Social Security Administration – Again
National Committee volunteers protest the closing of an SSA field office in Arlington, Virginia in 2018 While it’s laudable
Trump 2020 Budget Shortchanges Seniors
They say that a White House budget is merely a messaging document – especially in an era of divided government. In
New Alzheimer’s Funding is a Good Start, but ‘BOLDer’ Action is Needed
In the waning hours of 2018, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill to boost federal efforts to address
New Acting White House Chief of Staff No Friend to Seniors
New Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney (photo credit: Gage Skidmore) It’s unfortunate that in a desperate
On Medicare’s 53rd Anniversary, Democrats Decry GOP “Cuts and Sabotage”
Medicare supporters in Congress typically celebrate the program’s anniversary with cake and balloons. But not this year. Democratic leaders decided that
House Budget Proposal Makes GOP Priorities Painfully Clear
The ironically titled 2019 House Republican budget, “A Brighter American Future,” may brighten the spirits of the GOP’s rich and