- Press releases from: April 2018
-
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Examines Financial Exploitation by Guardians
Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE for a copy of Senator Casey’s opening statement Washington, D.C.—Cases of financial... -
Majority Press
(PA) Casey: We Must Strengthen Safeguards That Protect Seniors From Financial Abuse
Westmoreland County Guardianship Supervisor: Providing Excellent Guardianship Services Should Be An Expectation, Not An Exception! Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA),... -
Majority Press
Casey, Colleagues Continue Push To Protect LGBT Americans
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to ensure that important federal programs meet the needs of the LGBT community, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), joined by over 20 of his... - Press releases from: March 2018
-
Majority Press
(PA) Bill to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Due to Opioid Crisis Passes Senate
Washington, DC — Yesterday, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA) and Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) celebrated the U.S. Senate’s... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Warns Public of Persistent IRS Impersonation Scam
Washington, D.C. — With tax filing season upon us, criminals posing as officials from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are continuing their attempts to defraud taxpayers, with... -
Joint Press
Bill to Help Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Due to Opioid Crisis Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA) celebrated the U.S.... -
Joint Press
Stopping Senior Scams: Efforts to Prevent Fraud Targeting Older Americans Examined by Senate Aging Committee
Click HERE to read the Senate Aging Committee’s 2018 Fraud Book Click HERE to watch Washington, D.C. — According to the Government Accountability Office,... - Press releases from: February 2018
-
Joint Press
Collins, Casey Bill to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Unanimously Passes HELP Committee
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the Senate Health, Education,... -
Joint Press
Department of Justice Announces Largest-Ever Law Enforcement Action to Protect Seniors from Fraud Following Advocacy from Senators Collins, Casey
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, welcomed the Department of... -
Majority Press
Casey Presses Administration to Abandon Plan for Lifetime Coverage Limits on Medicaid
Casey Presses Administration to Abandon Plan for Lifetime Coverage Limits on Medicaid Proposal Would Allow States to File Waivers to Limit or Block Access to Medicaid... -
Minority Press
Cost and Competition Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapies Examined by Senate Aging Committee
Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ opening statement Washington, D.C. - Patty Bernard, a resident of Falmouth, Maine, has lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for more... -
Minority Press
New Report Reveals More than 20,000 Serious Health and Safety Incidents in Assisted Living Facilities Nationwide
The New York Times recently published an article, U.S. Pays Billions for ‘Assisted Living,’ but What Does It Get? on the GAO’s findings Washington,... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Leaders Remind Scam Victims of Claiming Deadline for Western Union Refund
Washington, D.C. — Following a joint investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Western... - Press releases from: January 2018
-
Majority Press
(PA) Casey: We Need to Pass the BENES Act to Simplify Medicare Enrollment
Fayette County Resident: People Need to be Educated About Medicare or They Will Fall Through the Cracks Link to Video File: Sen. Casey’s Opening Remarks, the Witness’... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Examines Critical Decisions Facing Americans Turning 65
Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ remarks Click HERE for a copy of Senator Casey’s remarks Click HERE to watch the hearing Washington, D.C. – For the next 12 years,... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee to Examine Critical Decisions Facing Americans Turning 65
Washington, D.C. — For the next 12 years, 10,000 Americans will turn 65 each day. It is common knowledge that this milestone includes two rites of passage:... -
Minority Press
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin Praise Signage of Bipartisan RAISE Family Caregivers Act
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are applauding yesterday’s signage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE)... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Leaders Warn of Widespread Flu Activity
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, are warning older Americans about this... -
Minority Press
Senators Collins, Baldwin’s Bill to Support Family Caregivers Heads to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today applauded the unanimous passage of legislation they authored that will establish a... - Press releases from: December 2017
-
Joint Press
Casey and Collins Demand Information on Age Targeting in Online Job Advertisements Following Concerning Investigation
Recently, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, wrote to Facebook, Google and LinkedIn to express...
