Over 40 percent of those age 65 or older report difficulty or even inability doing such things as walking, shopping, or preparing meals.
Overall, your bill represents a critical opportunity to stand up for seniors and let them know that Congress has their back.
Let's end government waste by not having our emergency rooms inundated with people who should not be in emergency rooms or hospital care for...
In my view, if a nation is to be judged by how it cares for the weakest, the most vulnerable people amongst us, the United States would not ...
Reauthorizing, improving, and fully funding the Older Americans Act is the least that a grateful nation can do to repay these sacrifices.
Four million seniors live on less than $11,000 a year. Frankly, I don't know how anybody lives on $11,000 a year.
Thank you sincerely for the opportunity to testify before the subcommittee.
To get to where we were in 1992, we would need an additional $514 million.
What we are in agreement about is in terms of real dollars, the Older Americans Act has been significantly underfunded for many years, and t...
Thank you, Mr. Bedlin.
Half of all seniors are unable to afford even basic living expenses or are living right on the edge.
Wage insurance, not savings, is what's needed to prepare for the loss of wages as a result of old age.
Had the CIA shared records with the FBI, that might have made a difference.
We know that the President was told in August of a serious concern about this.
The recent public revelations about two classified data collection programs illustrate the need for close scrutiny by Congress of the govern...
The kind of meat axe approach of that has been devastating to law enforcement.
I have had concerns about the scope of Section 702, even though its statutory focus is on foreigners overseas.
I intend to reintroduce that bill tomorrow and hope that Senators from both parties will join me in this effort to improve the PATRIOT Act.
