Our seniors are the backbone of this nation and I believe Congress should work to make sure that the needs of seniors are met. The issues of financial security and quality health care for seniors are critical.
Making sure seniors get the care and benefits they need has been a principal concern of mine since coming to Congress. I want to do all that I can to make sure that seniors have the information they need to make the right decisions.
Despite some areas of concern, Congress has taken a step in the right direction by providing seniors with the relief they need to purchase prescription drugs. I sincerely believe that we should continue to improve this legislation as Social Security and Medicare issues will most assuredly continue to be a prominent concern for years to come. Seniors should not have choose between buying their prescriptions, paying rent, going to the grocery store or paying their utility bills.
There are nearly 80,000 seniors in the 5th Congressional District and I am working on legislation that addresses the demands of our seniors. I have cosponsored:
* H.R. 3601, the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act: Which would require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits.
* H.R. 615, the Notch Fairness Act: Which would remove the "Notch" provision in Social Security: Which unfairly reduces benefits for seniors who reached age 65 after 1979 and before 1989.
* H.R. 3601, the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act: Which would require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits.
2006 Seniors Press Release from Representative Bud Cramer:
Related Seniors Links:
To access a list of all available prescription drug plans, you can visit http://www.medicare.gov or call 800-MEDICARE (633-4227).
