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March 10, 2022
House Passes Blunt Rochester's Fraud And Scam Reduction Act
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
April 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States; and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Rep. Bowman and Sens. Brown, Sanders, and Warren Lead Colleagues in Calling for Desperately-Needed Expansions and Improvements to SSI Program
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sinema Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Top Health Agency to Disburse Coronavirus-Relief Funds to Elder Care Providers
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
March 30, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States - Dingell, Pressley, Lamb, Jayapal Lead Call for Historic Investment in Home and Community-Based Services in Recovery Package
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 18, 2021
Blunt Rochester, Smith, with Support of American Heart Association, Introduce Measure to Increase Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Feb. 26, 2021
Blunt Rochester, Walberg Introduce the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Oct. 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge HHS to Integrate Community Health Workers into Covid-19 Pandemic Response as Seniors, People of Color Disproportionately Impacted by Virus
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 2, 2020
Carper, Blunt Rochester Reintroduce Bicameral Care Corps Demonstration Act
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Aug. 25, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bonamici, Katko, Wild, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan Call for $1.1B to Fund Programs for Older Americans During COVID-19
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senators Warren, Casey, Colleagues Urge Inclusion of Home and Community-Based Services Funding for Seniors and People with Disabilities in Future COVID-19 Legislation
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services - Cartwright Leads Effort to Keep Seniors in Assisted Living Communities Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Larson Joins 87 House Democrats Demanding Trump Administration to Prioritize COVID-19 Testing In Nursing Homes And All Long-Term Care
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Bipartisan Effort To Ensure Vital Health Care Providers Can Provide Telehealth Services to Medicare Patients
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 12, 2020
Letter to Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Shaheen, Hassan Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
March 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Casey, Colleagues Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes and Preparedness for Seniors, People with Disabilities
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Jan. 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 15, 2019
Reps. Evans, Kim, and Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Expand Affordable Health Care for Seniors
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 9, 2019
Reps. Blunt Rochester and Walberg Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors from Predatory Scams
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Van Hollen, Senators Call on Subcommittee Chairman to Secure Funding for Job Training for Older Americans
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
April 8, 2019
Reps. Blunt Rochester, McBath, and Peters Introduce New Personal Savings and Retirement Bill
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 4, 2019
Klobuchar, Coons Introduce Landmark Personal Savings and Retirement Bill
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Blunt Rochester, Walberg Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help More Americans Achieve Retirement Security
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 23, 2018
Letter to Alex Azar, Health and Human Services Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Halt Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Sen. Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Parry Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Robust Funding for Job Training for Older Americans
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Aug. 7, 2017
Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Senators Push to Stop Trump Administration From Ending Protections for Nursing Home Residents
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 30, 2017
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Ranking Member Patty Murray - Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump's Budget
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Supporting the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury - Warning Treasury Secretary That Looming Pension Cuts Would Hurt Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 23, 2015
Letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Calling on Medicare & Medicaid to Ban Long-Term Care Facilities from Using Unfair Arbitration Clauses
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 2, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Swiftly Release Federal Home Heating Aid
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
April 21, 2014
Senator Coons Cosponsors Bill to Strengthen Fight Against Alzheimer's
Sen. Chris Coons
April 16, 2014
Senator Coons Introduces Bill to Help Patients Take Better Control of Their Medical Care
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 18, 2013
Senator Coons Cosponsors Bill to Continue Support for Older Americans
Sen. Chris Coons
Dec. 17, 2013
Rockefeller, Manchin, Coons, Schumer, McCaskill, Klobuchar Introduce Silver Alert Bill to Help Locate Missing Seniors
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 17, 2013
Senator Coons, Colleagues Introduce Silver Alert Bill to Help Locate Missing Seniors
Sen. Chris Coons
Feb. 28, 2013
Sequestration
Sen. Chris Coons
July 11, 2012
Bill to Protect Seniors from Neglect and Abuse by Guardians Advances in Senate
Sen. Chris Coons
July 27, 2011
In New Web Video, Senator Coons Lays Out the Consequences of Default
Sen. Chris Coons
July 14, 2011
On Senate Floor, Senator Coons Talks About Growing Concern Over a Default Crisis
Sen. Chris Coons
May 14, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Privatizing Medicare
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 5, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medicare
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
April 5, 2011
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives - Congressional Pay
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 21, 2016
Issue Position: Social Security/Medicare
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Social Security/ Medicare
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Deficit Reduction
Sen. Chris Coons
Issue Position: Seniors
Sen. Chris Coons
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Politician
March 10, 2022
House Passes Blunt Rochester's Fraud And Scam Reduction Act
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
April 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States; and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Rep. Bowman and Sens. Brown, Sanders, and Warren Lead Colleagues in Calling for Desperately-Needed Expansions and Improvements to SSI Program
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sinema Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Top Health Agency to Disburse Coronavirus-Relief Funds to Elder Care Providers
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
March 30, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States - Dingell, Pressley, Lamb, Jayapal Lead Call for Historic Investment in Home and Community-Based Services in Recovery Package
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 18, 2021
Blunt Rochester, Smith, with Support of American Heart Association, Introduce Measure to Increase Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Feb. 26, 2021
Blunt Rochester, Walberg Introduce the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Oct. 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge HHS to Integrate Community Health Workers into Covid-19 Pandemic Response as Seniors, People of Color Disproportionately Impacted by Virus
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 2, 2020
Carper, Blunt Rochester Reintroduce Bicameral Care Corps Demonstration Act
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Aug. 25, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bonamici, Katko, Wild, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan Call for $1.1B to Fund Programs for Older Americans During COVID-19
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senators Warren, Casey, Colleagues Urge Inclusion of Home and Community-Based Services Funding for Seniors and People with Disabilities in Future COVID-19 Legislation
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services - Cartwright Leads Effort to Keep Seniors in Assisted Living Communities Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Larson Joins 87 House Democrats Demanding Trump Administration to Prioritize COVID-19 Testing In Nursing Homes And All Long-Term Care
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Bipartisan Effort To Ensure Vital Health Care Providers Can Provide Telehealth Services to Medicare Patients
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 12, 2020
Letter to Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Shaheen, Hassan Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
March 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Casey, Colleagues Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes and Preparedness for Seniors, People with Disabilities
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Jan. 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 15, 2019
Reps. Evans, Kim, and Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Expand Affordable Health Care for Seniors
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 9, 2019
Reps. Blunt Rochester and Walberg Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors from Predatory Scams
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Van Hollen, Senators Call on Subcommittee Chairman to Secure Funding for Job Training for Older Americans
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
April 8, 2019
Reps. Blunt Rochester, McBath, and Peters Introduce New Personal Savings and Retirement Bill
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 4, 2019
Klobuchar, Coons Introduce Landmark Personal Savings and Retirement Bill
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Blunt Rochester, Walberg Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help More Americans Achieve Retirement Security
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 23, 2018
Letter to Alex Azar, Health and Human Services Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Halt Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Sen. Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Parry Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Robust Funding for Job Training for Older Americans
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Aug. 7, 2017
Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Senators Push to Stop Trump Administration From Ending Protections for Nursing Home Residents
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 30, 2017
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Ranking Member Patty Murray - Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump's Budget
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Supporting the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury - Warning Treasury Secretary That Looming Pension Cuts Would Hurt Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 23, 2015
Letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Calling on Medicare & Medicaid to Ban Long-Term Care Facilities from Using Unfair Arbitration Clauses
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 2, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Swiftly Release Federal Home Heating Aid
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
April 21, 2014
Senator Coons Cosponsors Bill to Strengthen Fight Against Alzheimer's
Sen.Chris Coons
April 16, 2014
Senator Coons Introduces Bill to Help Patients Take Better Control of Their Medical Care
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 18, 2013
Senator Coons Cosponsors Bill to Continue Support for Older Americans
Sen.Chris Coons
Dec. 17, 2013
Rockefeller, Manchin, Coons, Schumer, McCaskill, Klobuchar Introduce Silver Alert Bill to Help Locate Missing Seniors
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 17, 2013
Senator Coons, Colleagues Introduce Silver Alert Bill to Help Locate Missing Seniors
Sen.Chris Coons
Feb. 28, 2013
Sequestration
Sen.Chris Coons
July 11, 2012
Bill to Protect Seniors from Neglect and Abuse by Guardians Advances in Senate
Sen.Chris Coons
July 27, 2011
In New Web Video, Senator Coons Lays Out the Consequences of Default
Sen.Chris Coons
July 14, 2011
On Senate Floor, Senator Coons Talks About Growing Concern Over a Default Crisis
Sen.Chris Coons
May 14, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Privatizing Medicare
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 5, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medicare
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
April 5, 2011
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives - Congressional Pay
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 21, 2016
Issue Position: Social Security/Medicare
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Social Security/ Medicare
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Deficit Reduction
Sen.Chris Coons
Issue Position: Seniors
Sen.Chris Coons
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