Seniors Task Force News
10/13/2011 - Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Call on Super Committee to Protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security for Seniors
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) are calling on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to reject proposals that would reduce benefits to programs for older Americans and cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security ... [ Continue Reading ]
8/17/2011 - Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Issue Statement on Social Security Office Lockouts
WASHINGTON – Today, House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force co-chairs Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the fact that starting this week, Social Security field offices have begun closing to the public early due to significant cuts in its operating budget... [ Continue Reading ]
8/12/2011 - Congresswoman Matsui Recognizes 76th Anniversary of Social Security
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, ahead of the 76th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Social Security into law on August 14th, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) released the following statement... [ Continue Reading ]
7/29/2011 - Seniors Task Force Members Mark 46th Anniversary of Medicare
WASHINGTON – Today, Members of the House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force, led by Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT-01), and Co-Chairs Doris Matsui (CA-05) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), issued statements reiterating their commitment to protect Medicare. On the eve of Medicare’s 46th Anniversary, House Republicans want to end Medicare as we know it, while House Democrats continue to fight to protect this critical program... [ Continue Reading ]
6/1/2011 - Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Release Video Marking 45th Anniversary of Medicare
WASHINGTON – Today, the Co-Chairs of the House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force, Congresswomen Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), released a video in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Medicare program’s implementation, and reiterated their opposition to the Republican Budget plan to end Medicare... [ Continue Reading ]
5/4/2011 - Rep. Matsui and Sec. Sebelius: Strengthen Medicare in a responsible way
Today, nearly 48 million people – our parents, grandparents, neighbors and friends – rely on Medicare for the medical treatments and prescription drugs they need to get healthy and stay healthy. For nearly half a century, the program has freed a generation of Americans from the fear that sickness or injury would cost them their life savings. In doing so, Medicare has made America a stronger, more prosperous nation.... [ Continue Reading ]
5/4/2011 - Matsui Statement on Older Americans Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05), co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Seniors, released the following statement in honor of Older Americans Month, which is celebrated each May: “We have a shared responsibility to ensure that our older Americans have the support they require. It is a responsibility that is passed down from generation to generation, and one we cannot take lightly... [ Continue Reading ]
4/5/2011 - Rep. Matsui Statement on Republican Budget Plan
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-5) released the following statement in response to the Republican Budget plan for Fiscal Year 2012, released today: “The federal budget should reflect the priorities and values of our nation, but the Republican plan looks out only for the interests of Big Oil and Corporations who would continue to get enormous subsidies and tax breaks. For example, it would lower the corporate tax rate for corporations – even if those corporations ship jobs overseas. The plan would also make the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy permanent – and the Republicans are asking America’s seniors to pay for it all... [ Continue Reading ]
2/18/2011 - Rep. Matsui Statement on Social Security Cuts in CR
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Matsui released the following statement in response to House Republicans’ proposed cuts to Social Security Administration operating budget in their Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2011... [ Continue Reading ]
