04/09/2014
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"Thank you. And let me just remind you that it rains far less often in Maine than it does in Washington State."
"In Maine, we are reaching that aging milestone faster than most states. Within the next 2 years, our seniors will outnumber our children, 15 years ahead of the national projections."
"Yesterday, I introduced a bill with Senator Casey, the Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, which would reauthorize the GWEP programs and reinstate the Geriatric Academic Career Awards program."
"One of the main metrics for gauging our progress in developing a health care workforce to care for older adults is a certification in geriatrics."