- Press releases from: July 2008
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TIAA-CREF AGREES TO CEASE MISLEADING TSP ROLLOVER ADS, FIDELITY DOES NOT FOLLOW SUIT
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) released letters he received from TIAA-CREF and Fidelity concerning their advertising campaigns... -
KOHL, DURBIN ASK AMA FOR DETAILS ON HOW DRUG INDUSTRY IS BLOCKED FROM ACCESSING PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIBING DATA
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) today sent a letter to the American Medical Association (AMA) asking for detailed information about how... -
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SENATE APPROVES KOHL MEASURE TO PREVENT FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS
WASHINGTON , DC - Last night, Senator Herb Kohl's (D-WI) legislation to protect Americans from becoming the victim of foreclosure rescue scams was overwhelmingly approved as an... -
SENATE, HOUSE MEMBERS RELEASE RESULTS OF GAO REPORT ON LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on... -
OVER 77,000 WISCONSIN RESIDENTS HAVE YET TO FILE FOR THEIR ECONOMIC STIMULUS REBATE
WASHINGTON - Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) today released a report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) showing that 77,354 Wisconsin residents-or roughly one quarter of those who... -
SCHUMER, KOHL OFFER LEGISLATION TO BAN DEBIT CARDS THAT RAID RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
WASHINGTON , DC - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) announced Wednesday that they are introducing legislation barring companies from offering debit cards... -
KOHL HEARING EXAMINES STEEP RISE IN 401(k) LOANS, PLAN POLICIES TO REDUCE LOSS OF SAVINGS
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on reducing 401(k) leakage caused by loans and withdrawals, which can result in a... -
KOHL REACTS TO RELEASE OF PhRMA'S NEW CODE OF CONDUCT
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the U.S. Special Committee on Aging, reacted to the release of a new voluntary code of conduct by the Pharmaceuticals... -
SENATORS REACT TO SSA-OIG REPORT ON ILLEGAL GARNISHMENT OF SENIOR BENEFITS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Max Baucus (D-MT), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) reacted today to a report released by the Social Security Administration Office of... - Press releases from: June 2008
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KOHL, CASEY INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP PROTECT SENIORS FROM INVESTMENT FRAUD
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today... -
KOHL HIGHLIGHTS DISTURBING INCREASE IN NURSING HOME ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) chaired a joint hearing on pre-dispute mandatory arbitration agreements that have become increasingly common in long-term care... -
KOHL AND MENENDEZ CALL ON NTIA TO PROVIDE DTV CONVERTER BOX COUPONS TO THOSE IN NURSING HOMES, CARE FACILITIES
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) joined 13 of their colleagues in urging the... -
SENATOR KOHL JOINS CMS IN ANNOUNCING 5-STAR RATING SYSTEM FOR AMERICA'S NURSING HOMES
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) today joined the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Kerry Weems... -
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS REBATE?
Many American families are facing tough financial times. Recently Congress approved Economic Stimulus Payments to give millions of these families a little more income to spend. You... - Press releases from: May 2008
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SENATORS WELCOME ENDORSEMENTS FROM PHRMA, ADVAMED, ASTRAZENECA, AND MERCK OF PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS SUNSHINE ACT
WASHINGTON - Today Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl released letters from the Pharmaceuticals Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) and the Advanced Medical... -
NEW GAO REPORT RELEASED ON NURSING HOME QUALITY OF CARE
MEMORANDUM TO: Reporters and Editors FR: Jill Kozeny, for Senator Grassley, 202/224-1308, Ashley Glacel, for Senator Kohl, 202/224-5364 RE: new GAO report on nursing home quality... -
SENATORS PRAISE GROWING SUPPORT FOR TRANSPARENCY IN DRUG INDUSTRY PAYMENTS TO PHYSICIANS
WASHINGTON - The newly announced backing of a leading drug maker for a national registry of industry payments to medical doctors indicates that transparency's time has come,... -
KOHL HEARING, LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HIRING, RETENTION OF OLDER WORKERS
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on the federal government's efforts to hire and retain older workers and what... - Press releases from: April 2008
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SMITH, KOHL AND CONRAD AIM TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER WORKERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - To prevent projected dramatic declines in the workforce following the retirement of the baby boom generation, Senators Gordon H. Smith (R-OR), Herb Kohl (D-WI),... -
KOHL, SMITH RELEASE REPORT ON EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER WORKERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Ranking Member Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging joined today in releasing the findings of...
