- Press releases from: July 2013
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Majority Press
Lawmakers Seek Relief for Chronically Ill Seniors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation today to allow Medicare Part D beneficiaries to request lower co-pays for high-cost specialty drugs used... -
Minority Press
Senator Collins’ Committee Examines Predatory “Payday” Loans Issued by Internet Lenders
WASHINGTON, DC—Even though Maine laws prohibit the type of abusive, very high-interest, short-term lending practices often associated with “payday” loans, this... -
Joint Press
Committee Explores Impact of Payday Loans on Older Americans
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on Wednesday to examine the impact payday and other short-term high-cost lending products have on... -
Minority Press
Teenager from Poland Spring, Maine Testifies before Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, along with the committee Chairman, Senator Bill Nelson, held a hearing... -
Majority Press
Diabetes Research Advocates to Testify at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON, DC -Three time Emmy-winning actress Jean Smart of "Designing Women" fame and Miami Heat guard Ray Allen, a two-time NBA champion, will head to Capitol Hill this week to... - Press releases from: June 2013
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Majority Press
Aging Committee to Spotlight Living Wills, End-of-Life Care
WASHINGTON, DC - By whom and how would you want to be cared for in the case of a life-threatening condition that left you unable to communicate? Only 29 percent of Americans... -
Majority Press
Panel to Examine Targeting of Social Security Benefits by ID Thieves
WASHINGTON, DC - When Alexandra Lane discovered last March there wasn't enough money in her checking account to pay her bills she knew something was wrong. The 73 year-old... - Press releases from: May 2013
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Joint Press
Lawmakers Question Screening of Fraudulent Medicare Mental Health Claims
WASHINGTON, DC - Citing growing fraud, U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) have asked the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services... -
Joint Press
Senators Call for GAO Study on Accuracy of Online RX Drug Plan Details
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging's top two lawmakers have asked the investigative arm of Congress to examine whether the online Medicare Part D drug plan... - Press releases from: April 2013
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Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee to Examine Efforts to Combat Alzheimer's
Eds. and producers note: Wednesday's hearing will be streamed live on the committee website. You can watch the hearing, as well as access witness testimony, by Clicking Here circa... -
Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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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Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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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Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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... -
Joint Press
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...
