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    Sen. Cassidy and Rep. Larson on Future of Social Security

    Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Rep. John Larson (D-CT) discussed the future of Social Security at the American Association of Retired Persons' (AARP) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Sen. Cass…

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    The Longevity Revolution

    Robert Butler, founder of the National Institute on Aging and author of The Longevity Revolution: The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life, talked about the geopolitics of aging. To…

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    AARP Legislative Priorities

    Officials from the AARP provided an overview of the group’s legislative agenda for 2006. They said Congress should revise the 2003 Medicare law to allow the Department of Health and Human Se…

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    Social Security 70th Anniversary Rally

    A rally was held on Capitol Hill to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Social Security. The American Association of Retired Persons also released its new survey that tracked public percepti…

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    The Future of Medicare

    Former Congressional Budget Office Director Reischauer (1989-95) talked about the new Medicare improvement legislation, focusing on the “donut hole” in the prescription drug coverage and how…

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    AARP Priorities

    Mr. Novelli spoke about retirement issues, proposals to partially privatize Social Security, and the future of the system.

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    AARP Legislative Agenda

    CEO Bill Novelli talked about the AARP’s role in crafting the Medicare prescription drug plan signed into law last month by President George W. Bush, and answered some of the criticisms of t…

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    Federal Spending Issues

    Senator Baucus spoke to seniors about spending budget surpluses, tax cuts, education, and health care issues. Following his remarks he answered questions from members.

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    Budget Issues

    Robert Greenstein, Executive Director of the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, talked about the federal budget proposal and the parts of it affecting older and retired persons. He also t…

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    Social Security Issues

    Representative Bill Thomas (R-California), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, spoke to AARP members about Social Security policy and offered advice on how constituents can present…

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    Issues of Older Americans

    Senator John Breaux (D-Louisiana) spoke at an AARP meeting about issues affecting older and retired persons. He talked about nursing homes, prescription drug insurance, and scams targeted a…

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    Medicare and Social Security Issues

    Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke to the American Association of Retired Persons about legislation in his committee regarding Medicare and Social …

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    Future of Medicare

    Senator John Breaux and Representative Bill Thomas talked about how to improve the Medicare system. Senator Breaux proposed establishing a Medicare Board which would regulate the program and…

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    Telemarketing Fraud

    Participants briefed reporters on the dimensions of the problem of telemarketing fraud, especially that which victimizes elderly citizens, and the AARP public information initiative to prote…

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    American Elderly Issues

    Senator Barbara Mikulski, member of the Senate Appropriations and Labor and Human Resources Committees, spoke on issues of importance of the American elderly in remarks to a meeting of the n…

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    Health Care Reform Issues

    President of the American Hospital Association, Richard Davidson, spoke to a meeting of the American Association of Retired Persons on proposals to reform the American medical system to lowe…

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    Health Care Reform Issues

    Senator John Rockefeller, D-WV, member of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke to the National Legislative Committee of the AARP’s meeting on health care reform issues. In his remarks, the se…

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    Legislation Affecting Retirement

    President of the Oregon State Senate, John Kitzhaber, spoke at the American Association of Retired Persons' annual legislative policy meeting. He spoke about the budget complications involvi…

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