- Press releases from: April 2013
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Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee to Examine Efforts to Combat Alzheimer's
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Senate Panel Take Aim at Tax-Refund Thieves
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday will delve into ways to combat one of the fastest growing scams - identity thieves claiming other... -
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GAO Uncovers Troubling Practices Carried Out by Financial Firms that Drain Americans’ 401(K) Retirement Savings in Report Requested by Rep. Miller, Sens. Harkin and Nelson
April 3, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's workers are often presented with false and misleading information regarding fees and their options on what to do with their 401(k)... - Press releases from: March 2013
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Lawmakers Press Justice Department to Extradite Lottery Scammers
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging's two top lawmakers pressed the Department of Justice (DOJ) today to do more to extradite Jamaican scam-artists who... -
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Senate Aging Committee to Spotlight Widespread Lottery Scam that Target Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday to investigate a growing scam that's sweeping the country and robbing many vulnerable... - Press releases from: February 2013
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Aging Committee to Examine Ways to Strengthen Medicare
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As lawmakers in Washington continue to grapple over ways to reduce the deficit, what to do about Medicare will take center stage this week during a hearing of... -
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Special Committee on Aging Announces First Hearing for the113th Congress
SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman Senator Susan M. Collins, Ranking Member WITNESS LIST Strengthening Medicare for Today and the... -
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Senator Plans Fact-Finding Trip on Seniors’ Health, Security
GAINESVILLE, FL -- U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson begins his chairmanship of the Senate's Special Committee on Aging not only with a promise to fight for economic security for elderly... -
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Goverment Takes Steps to Expose Financial Ties Between Drug Makers and Doctors
WASHINGTON D.C. - After more than a year of prodding from the Senate Special Committee on Aging, the federal government took a major step today aimed at exposing potential... - Press releases from: January 2013
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Majority Press
Nelson Takes Helm of Aging Committee
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson begins a third term today and is expected to play a key role in major decisions affecting senior citizens in the next six-year term. ... - Press releases from: November 2012
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Joint Press
KOHL URGES ACTION ON COMBATTING ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE
Washington - Today, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl convened a hearing on combatting the growing problem of financial abuse of older Americans. "Over the... -
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KOHL TO HOLD HEARING TO EXAMINE WAYS TO PREVENT ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE
On Thursday, November 15, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) will hold a hearing entitled, "America's Invisible Epidemic: Preventing Elder Financial... - Press releases from: September 2012
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Senators Seek to Protect the Elderly and Taxpayers from Abusive Overprescribing of Antipsychotics
WASHINGTON - Senators Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have introduced bipartisan legislation to address the growing costs and concerns... -
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SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DECLARING NATIONAL FALLS PREVENTION AWARENESS DAY
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), joined by U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bernie... -
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Kohl Convenes Roundtable on Long-Delayed Implementation of the Sunshine Act
Washington, D.C. - Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl today convened a roundtable discussion on implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Kohl and U.S.... - Press releases from: July 2012
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Kohl Presses SSA to Better Inform Public about the Advantages of Waiting to Claim Benefits
WASHINGTON - Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., held a hearing today to examine the unique issues women face in achieving retirement security. The... -
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Senators Applaud Court’s Ruling Against Pay-for-Delay Settlements
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are applauding a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that drug companies'... -
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Examining Medicare and Medicaid Coordination for Dual-Eligibles
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will conduct a hearing entitled "Examining Medicare and Medicaid Coordination for Dual-Eligibles" on Wednesday, July 18, at... - Press releases from: June 2012
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Joint Press
KOHL AND HARKIN ANNOUNCE STRONGER PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION OVERSIGHT
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and... -
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CONGRESS APPROVES KOHL’S SENIOR TRANSIT PROVISIONS
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., announced several provisions from his legislation, the Senior Transportation and Mobility...
