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Of course, improving women’s retirement security begins with protecting the financial health of all older Americans, as victorious candidates in the 2018 midterms promised.
Max Richtman via Influx of women in Congress can improve women’s retirement security.
Thank you Rep. Roybal-Allard! It is our hope that action will be taken on your legislation during the current 116th Congress. The “Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act” would help millions of Medicare beneficiaries who need vision, hearing and dental care, which is not covered by Medicare. Read more from our letter here: https://www.ncpssm.org/documents/letters-116th/letter-endorsing-seniors-have-eyes-ears-and-teeth-act/
As mothers, caregivers, and members of the workforce, most women of the 116th Congress understand these critical issues and are well positioned to affect change.
While the government shutdown has not affected Social Security or Medicare, low income seniors receiving food assistance remain at risk. Some five million older Americans receive grocery vouchers from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the states.
USDA is one of the federal agencies affected by the government shutdown. Fortunately, January’s SNAP benefits were paid, and the agency issued February’s payments ten days early before it officially ran out of funding last weekend. But this leaves all SNAP beneficiaries – including low income seniors – in a bind for two reasons.
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