This legislation begins to pay attention to the urgent unmet needs of seniors in America and what we should do as a nation to reduce the senior poverty rate, prevent hunger, combat loneliness and isolation and improve the health and well-being of some of the most vulnerable people in our country.
Bernie Sanders: “This legislation begins to pay attention to the urgent unmet needs of seniors in America and what we should do as a…”
On the recordJuly 16, 2026
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Discussing the impact of the Older Americans Act.
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