It’s Flu Vaccine Time and Seniors Need Revved-Up Shots
Health
It's Flu Vaccine Time and Seniors Need Revved-Up Shots

Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall — and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback. The main clue: A... Read More

Bicameral Bill Seeks to Ensure Meals for Seniors Reach Destination
Food Insecurity
Bicameral Bill Seeks to Ensure Meals for Seniors Reach Destination
2021-08-03 14:29:51
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- A bicameral bill with bipartisan sponsors would provide $500 million for competitive grants for states to purchase, customize and repair vehicles that provide meals to food insecure senior citizens. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and Susan Collins, R-Maine, and... Read More

Barrasso, Cotton Target Bailout Bill to Stave Off Medicare Cuts
Barrasso, Cotton Target Bailout Bill to Stave Off Medicare Cuts
2021-03-24 14:54:16
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON – Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are urging their colleagues to support legislation that would address looming cuts to Medicare by redirecting a portion of the recently passed $1.9 trillion dollar COVID relief bill. The Protecting... Read More

Legislation to Protect and Increase Sustainable Retirement Investment
Senior Citizens
Legislation to Protect and Increase Sustainable Retirement Investment
2020-12-17 20:26:36
by Sean Trambley

WASHINGTON – This week, Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Andy Levin, D-Mich., and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., sponsored the Sustainable Investment Policy Act and the Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act, two pieces of legislation aimed at protecting and increasing sustainable investments. The... Read More

The Concord Coalition Argues the Case for Longer Work Lives
Employment
The Concord Coalition Argues the Case for Longer Work Lives
2020-09-16 20:27:56
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON -- A panel of experts, recently convened by The Concord Coalition, a bipartisan political advocacy group, contend that near-term economic and fiscal damage caused by the current health crisis will make living standards more important than ever. They contend... Read More

Gottheimer Amendment to Help Senior Investors Passes House
Finance
Gottheimer Amendment to Help Senior Investors Passes House
2019-10-18 21:23:06
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The House has passed an amendment offered on the floor by Rep. Josh Gottheimer that will ensure the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gives specific consideration to senior investors and the challenges they face. The amendment to H.R.... Read More

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