The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2008 survey, conducted in January, recorded the sharpest one-year decline ever in the public’s confidence about having a financially secure retirement (FOX Business News).
May 1, 20082007 Voting Record
Click here to download the 2007 Voting Record This past year retirees saw a new Congress come to Washington. The great wave of voter discontent in 2006 led by retirees, who vote in the greatest numbers, elected new majorities to both houses of Congress. For retirees and older Americans, the...
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Jun 8, 20072006 Voting Record
In 2006, Congress enacted legislation that again contributed to record level spending deficits and deepened the nation’s budget and fiscal crisis. By November, retirees made their feelings known at the polls.
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Mar 28, 20062005 Voting Record
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This past year we saw Congress once again enact legislation that
worsened the nation’s budget and fiscal crisis at the expense
of retirees and older Americans. In the face of the...
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Apr 7, 20042004 Congressional Voting Record
The year 2004 saw national political focus on congressional activity take a
back seat to the presidential election. As
busy as Congress was in 2003 on retiree issues with the Medicare prescription
drug legislation, 2004 did not have as...
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Mar 2, 20032003 Congressional Voting Record
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This past session of Congress was a direct assault on the quality of life for
retirees. Congress passed, and President Bush
signed, legislation that creates a privatized Medicare drug program...
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Aug 29, 20022002 Congressional Voting Record
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This November 5, retirees and older Americans have the opportunity to make
their voices heard loud and strong at the polling booth. America’s seniors
traditionally vote in disproportionately...
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Aug 29, 20012001 Congressional Voting Record
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Retired Americans face challenges in their lives everyday. From prescription
drug prices, to Medicare and Social Security payments, to housing and energy
prices, older Americans know that...
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