Issue Position: Ensuring Care for Seniors

Issue Position

I will always protect Social Security and Medicare, ensuring our government keeps the promises it has made to current retirees and those planning to retire. I absolutely do not support cutting benefits for current retirees or anybody nearing retirement. In order to accomplish difficult objectives in times of crisis, I know that we must work together. So, I will continue to be a leading voice for addressing the critical solvency issue of Social Security and Medicare in a bipartisan way that protects care for seniors.

Our accomplishments include:

No cuts to Medicare
Passing legislation to strengthen Medicare
Voting to protect social security beneficiaries
Securing a new law to crack down on crimes targeting seniors
Protecting tax benefits for retirement savings
Writing a new law to protect benefits like nursing home care for veterans
Serving as a member of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
Increasing support for Alzheimer's patients

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