- Press releases from: June 2014
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Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Examines the Link Between Head Injuries and Diseases Such as Alzheimer's
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill Nelson and Ranking Member Susan Collins, today held a hearing to examine the link between brain... -
Joint Press
Committee to Examine Long-Term Impact of Sports-Related Brain Injuries
WASHINGTON, DC – Two former professional athletes, an NFL player and WWE wrestler, will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their stories about how repeated... -
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... -
Minority Press
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... - Press releases from: March 2014
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Majority Press
Lawmakers seek review of funding gaps and barriers impacting Holocaust survivors
WASHINGTON. DC - U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson D-FL, Ben Cardin (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter today to the administration’s new special... -
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:... -
Majority Press
Senators Urged Not to Unravel Progress Made in War on Poverty
WASHINGTON, DC - Policy experts told Senate lawmakers on Wednesday that millions of seniors have been spared from abject poverty thanks to federal programs such as Social Security,... - 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... -
Majority Press
Senate Lawmakers Examine Challenges Facing Senior Start-Ups
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) may boost the number of self-employed in the U.S. by more than one million people, a key witness told senate lawmakers today at a... -
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...
