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Special Counsel in Biden Classified Documents Case Plays Amateur Gerontologist

By declining to charge President Biden but gratuitously impugning the president’s cognitive abilities, special counsel Robert Hur overstepped his bounds and fed into a blatantly ageist narrative. Hur pulled a “James Comey” yesterday in announcing that the president would not be charged with a crime but criticizing Biden’s handling of classified documents, just as Comey did with Hillary Clinton in 2016. (And we know how that turned out.) But, unlike Comey, Hur also felt the need to disparage the President’s age and his memory, referring to Biden as "a well-meaning, elderly man."

Walter Gottlieb2024-02-09T17:11:22-04:00February 9th, 2024|Categories: ageism, Election 2024, President Biden, President Trump|

Seniors’ Programs in Jeopardy if Republicans Retake Majority

Any older voters inclined to put the GOP back in control of the House and Senate in November’s elections might well remember what the Republicans have long wanted to do to their earned benefits. As if to provide that very reminder, Senator Rick Scott, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, released a plan last week that would terminate Social Security and Medicare.

NCPSSM2022-03-09T17:06:29-04:00March 9th, 2022|Categories: Congress, Democrats, Election 2022, GOP, healthcare, Medicare, Payroll tax cut, Politics, President Trump, Senator Mitch McConnell, Social Security|

Biden Admin Begins Removing Malignant Trump-Era Rules

The new Biden administration has begun the arduous process of rescinding Trump-era rules harming the disabled and seniors. President Trump and his

NCPSSM2021-01-28T17:27:43-04:00January 28th, 2021|Categories: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid, Medicare, President Biden, President Trump, Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA)|

Trump Administration Couldn’t Resist Taking Parting Shots at Medicaid on Its Way Out

None of the programs that provide seniors with financial and health security are better off after four years of the Trump

NCPSSM2021-01-22T10:54:32-04:00January 15th, 2021|Categories: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid, President Biden, President Trump|

Seniors Win with Twin Senate Victories in Georgia

This week's twin Democratic victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs were a big win for seniors. Voters elected two champions of

NCPSSM2021-01-28T14:12:11-04:00January 7th, 2021|Categories: Congress, Democrats, Election 2020, healthcare, Joe Biden, Medicare, President Trump, Rep. John Larson, Social Security|

What can President-Elect Biden Achieve for America’s Seniors?

President-elect Joe Biden campaigned as a champion for older Americans. His election victory gives seniors new hope at a time when

NCPSSM2020-11-10T13:43:41-04:00November 10th, 2020|Categories: Election 2020, Joe Biden, Medicaid Budget, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Americans, Payroll tax cut, payroll taxes, Politics, Prescription Drug Prices, President Trump, Social Security, Trump Administration|

A Democratic Senate is Key to Seniors’ Financial & Health Security

Whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden wins the presidency, American seniors will be better off if Democrats take control of the

NCPSSM2020-10-31T14:47:28-04:00October 30th, 2020|Categories: Boost Social Security, COLAs, Congress, Democrats, Election 2020, Joe Biden, Medicare, Payroll tax cut, Politics, Prescription Drug Prices, President Trump, privatization, Senate|