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• As Republicans Try to Repeal Health Care Law, New Benefits for Seniors Kick in

  January 07, 2011: House Republicans are wasting no time trying to repeal health care reform.  The new Congress convened on Wednesday, and the House Rules Committee met on Thursday to report a rule to repeal the health care law. The full House voted today 236-181, lar...Read more >

• As Republicans Try to Repeal Health Care Law, New Benefits for Seniors Kick in

  January 07, 2011: House Republicans are wasting no time trying to repeal health care reform.  The new Congress convened on Wednesday, and the House Rules Committee met on Thursday to report a rule to repeal the health care law. The full House voted today 236-181, lar...Read more >

• Senate, House Pass Tax Cuts that Include Social Security Payroll Tax “Holiday”

  December 17, 2010: The House on Thursday night voted on the $858 billion tax cut package negotiated by the White House and Republican leaders. Lawmakers in both parties expressed unhappiness with aspects of the package, but the House passed it 277-148 and sent it to th...Read more >

• Proposed Tax Deal Goes against FDR’s Vision for Social Security

  December 10, 2010: President Obama announced a tentative deal with Congressional Republicans on Monday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts at all income levels for two years. The package would reduce the 6.2% Social Security payroll tax on all wage earners by two percentag...Read more >

• Panel Rejects Calls for Social Security Cuts

  December 03, 2010: The President’s Fiscal Commission suffered a defeat Friday morning, as 11 of 18 panel members voted to support their far-reaching deficit-cutting plan.  However, 14 of the 18 members of the Commission needed to vote for it to make it an official r...Read more >

• Alliance Praises Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s Deficit Reduction Plan

  November 19, 2010: As the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Co-Chairs continue to release details of their plan to address the nation’s debt, many other proposed solutions are also being offered. On Tuesday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member ...Read more >

• Coyle: Proposal from Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs is “Ridiculous”

  November 12, 2010: On Wednesday, the co-chairmen of the White House Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan Simpson, released their ideas for dealing with the country’s massive debt. The recommendations are from Simpson and...Read more >

• GOP Takes Over U.S. House, Captures Six Senate Seats in Midterm Elections

  November 05, 2010: In the U.S. House, Republicans have netted 60 seats so far, with 8 Democratic districts too close to call. According to The Washington Post, most projections put the total GOP gain in the mid-60s, although several of the uncalled contests are almost ...Read more >

• Midterm Elections Just Days Away – Your Vote Matters

  October 29, 2010: This Tuesday is Election Day, and seniors have as much at stake as any age group this year. “For anyone you know who thinks that voting doesn’t matter, tell them that 104 lawmakers are on record as supporting the privatization of Social Security,...Read more >

• Protection Available for Those Who Experience Problems While Voting

  October 22, 2010: Ten years have passed since the “hanging chad” problem in Florida, and since then a majority of states across the nation have overhauled their voting methods in hopes of simplifying the process and making it more accurate. One of the most pronoun...Read more >