- Press releases from: June 2014
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Joint Press
Senate to Hold Hearing on Social Security office closures and service cuts
WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the impact of recent Social Security field office closures and service... -
Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee to Examine the Effects of Shuttered Social Security Service Offices on Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC— Despite an increased caseload resulting from the retirement of the Baby Boomers and the expansion... -
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Senator Collins Advocacy for America's Nurses and their Patients Earns Her Honors from National Nurses Organization
WASHINGTON, DC—Earlier today, the American Nurses Association (ANA), which represents the... - Press releases from: May 2014
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Joint Press
Lawmakers Join All-Out Push to Combat Medicare Fraud
Contact: Bryan Gulley (Aging), (202) 224-7752Ryan Brown (Nelson), (202) 224-1679Jen Burita (Collins), (202) 224-9229Jennie Westbrook (Carper), (202) 224-2627Jill Gerber (Grassley),... -
Joint Press
Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on Cancer Research
WASHINGTON, DC – Valerie Harper, who rose to fame on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and “Rhoda” will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to advocate on behalf of... - Press releases from: April 2014
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Joint Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Senate Examines Precious Metal Scams on Seniors
SENATE EXAMINES PRECIOUS METAL SCAMS ON SENIORS BY JENNIFER C. KERR ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Melomo thought the phone call promising a "safe" investment in gold and... -
Joint Press
Senate to Hold Hearing on Precious Metal Scams
Note: Today’s hearing will be streamed live on the committee website. You can watch it, as well as access witness testimony, chairman and ranking member... -
Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Exmaines Precious Metal Investment Scams that Target Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill Nelson and Ranking Member Susan Collins,... -
Joint Press
Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes Solicitations Under Scrutiny
WASHINGTON, DC -- A Senate Special Committee on Aging investigation is raising questions about whether consumers are being misled by deceptive sweepstakes promotions from... -
Joint Press
Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes Solicitations Under Scrutiny
WASHINGTON, DC -- A Senate Special Committee on Aging investigation is raising questions about whether consumers are being misled by deceptive sweepstakes promotions from... - Press releases from: March 2014
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Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Exmaines Ways to Prevent Medicare Fraud, Protect American Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, DC—The Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ranking Member Senator... -
Joint Press
Lawmakers Seek Lower Drug Costs and Fair Appeal Rights for Chronically Ill Seniors
MEDIA RELEASE Bryan Gulley, for the Senate Aging Committee, 202-224-0101 Jen Burita, for Sen. Collins’ office, 202-224-9229Andy Phelan, for Rep. Johnson’s... -
Minority Press
Aroostook County's Dixie Shaw testifies before Senator Collins’ committee in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC— The Senate Special Committee on Aging, of which Senator Susan Collins is Ranking Member, today held a hearing titled, “Income Security and the Elderly:... - Press releases from: February 2014
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Minority Press
Senators Collins, Klobuchar Urge Administration To Provide Additional Support For Research to Help Fight Alzheimer’s
Last November, Collins and Klobuchar introduced a Senate Resolution declaring that the goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s by 2025 is an urgent... -
Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing on Challenges and Opportunities for Senior Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON, DC—The Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ranking Member Susan... -
Joint Press
Senior Start-Ups Subject of Joint Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a joint hearing with the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on Wednesday to... - Press releases from: January 2014
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Joint Press
Senate Bill Introduced to Encourage Retirement Savings
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As Americans live longer, they are growing increasingly concerned that they may not have sufficient savings to maintain their standard of living in... -
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Providing care for Holocaust survivors focus of Senate hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the health and social service needs of aging Holocaust... -
Joint Press
GAO: One in four Part D contracts had drug plans suppressed for pricing inaccuracy
WASHINGTON, DC - A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today found that during the first seven months of 2013, 25 percent of Part D contracts had one or more... - Press releases from: December 2013
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Minority Press
Senator Collins' Committee Examines Ways to Make Long-Term Care Costs More Affordable
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to explore options for improving the way we deliver and pay for long-term care. Senator Collins is...
