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Feb. 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Implementation of the Treasury Department - On the Protection of Pension Plans of Central State Pension Plans
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 1, 2015
Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 15, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commissoner of the Social Security Administration - Requesting a Formal Review of the Methods Used to Calculate Annual Cost of Living Adjustments
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 9, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Secretay of the Health and Human Services - Releasing LIHEAP Funds Without Delay and At As High a Level As Possible.
Sen. Jack Reed
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. Jack Reed, ...
July 31, 2015
Whitehouse, Langevin, & Cicilline Mark 50 Years of Medicare & Medicaid in Rhode Island
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 30, 2015
Providence Journal - Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse: Medicare, Medicaid Mark 50 Years of Success
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
July 29, 2015
Reed Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid
Sen. Jack Reed
July 22, 2015
New GAO Report Finds Serious Vulnerabilities to Waste and Fraud with Medicare Provider List
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 16, 2015
Older Americans Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
June 17, 2015
Rhode Island Wins $229,000 to Prevent Medicare & Medicaid Fraud
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 18, 2015
Sen. Reed, RI Community Food Bank, USDA & RI Division of Elderly Affairs Launch New Food Assistance Program for Seniors
Sen. Jack Reed
April 14, 2015
Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sen. Jack Reed
April 1, 2015
Reed Visits East Providence Senior Living Facility to Cheer Impact of Federal Funding on Local Job Creation
Sen. Jack Reed
March 27, 2015
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee - Funding for Programs under the Older Americans Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 23, 2015
Reed & Fung Announce $150K in Federal Funds to Boost Senior Volunteers in Cranston
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 23, 2015
Whitehouse and Langevin Fighting to Protect Social Security Disability Benefits
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Over 16,000 RIers Benefitted from Obamacare's Medicare "Doughnut Hole" Fix in 2014
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 26, 2015
New Obama Administration Goals for Medicare Mirror Sen. Whitehouse Recommendations
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 22, 2015
Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Neal Introduce Retirement Savings Bill
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 15, 2014
Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Sen. Jack Reed
Oct. 2, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Swiftly Release Federal Home Heating Aid
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 5, 2014
Congressional Delegation Announces $6.2 Million in Additional Medicare Payments for Four RI Hospitals
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 5, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Address Corporate Tax Avoidance Through Executive Action
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 3, 2014
Letter to Tom Harkin, Chairman and Jerry Moran, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies - Seniors Programs
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 24, 2014
Nearly 14,000 RIers Benefitted from Obamacare's Medicare "Doughnut Hole" Fix in 2013
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 5, 2014
Whitehouse Statement on President's 2015 Budget Plan Would Protect Seniors and Strengthen the RI Economy
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 12, 2014
Senate Approves Measure to Restore COLA Increases for Military Retirees
Sen. Jack Reed
Jan. 16, 2014
Baucus, Harkin, Whitehouse Highlight GAO Report Showing Coverage Before Medicare Is Key to Lower Costs
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 18, 2013
Sen. Whitehouse Statement on Passage of Budget
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 17, 2013
Rhode Island Seniors Continue Benefitting from Health Care Law
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 16, 2013
Whitehouse Hosts Meeting with National Coalition to Highlight Rhode Island Leadership on Advanced Illness Care
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 2, 2013
Progressive Change Campaign Committee: Social Security Protectors
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 27, 2013
Reed and Whitehouse Work to Avert Government Shutdown
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 1, 2013
Letter to Jeanne Lambrew, Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy - Health Care Cost Savings
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 30, 2013
Health Care
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 26, 2013
Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 24, 2013
Reed Opposes Weakening Social Security and Veterans Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed
April 24, 2013
Whitehouse Cosponsors Resolution Opposing Cuts to Social Security
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 10, 2013
Sen. Whitehouse: President's Budget Cuts Benefits for Seniors
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 20, 2013
Affordable Care Act Anniversary
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 13, 2013
Whitehouse Statement on Senate Democrats' Budget
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 7, 2013
Whitehouse Cosponsors Bill to Strengthen Social Security
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 21, 2013
Reed Announces Over $115,000 for RI Senior Volunteers
Sen. Jack Reed
Jan. 30, 2013
Budget Austerity
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 13, 2012
The Fiscal Cliff
Sen. Jack Reed
Dec. 5, 2012
Politico - Health Care Savings Without Medicare Cuts
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sept. 20, 2012
Senators Say Hands Off Social Security
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 20, 2012
Whitehouse Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Fraud Aimed at Seniors
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Date
Title
Politician
Feb. 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Implementation of the Treasury Department - On the Protection of Pension Plans of Central State Pension Plans
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 1, 2015
Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 15, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commissoner of the Social Security Administration - Requesting a Formal Review of the Methods Used to Calculate Annual Cost of Living Adjustments
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 9, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Secretay of the Health and Human Services - Releasing LIHEAP Funds Without Delay and At As High a Level As Possible.
Sen.Jack Reed
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.Jack Reed, ...
July 31, 2015
Whitehouse, Langevin, & Cicilline Mark 50 Years of Medicare & Medicaid in Rhode Island
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 30, 2015
Providence Journal - Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse: Medicare, Medicaid Mark 50 Years of Success
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
July 29, 2015
Reed Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid
Sen.Jack Reed
July 22, 2015
New GAO Report Finds Serious Vulnerabilities to Waste and Fraud with Medicare Provider List
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 16, 2015
Older Americans Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
June 17, 2015
Rhode Island Wins $229,000 to Prevent Medicare & Medicaid Fraud
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 18, 2015
Sen. Reed, RI Community Food Bank, USDA & RI Division of Elderly Affairs Launch New Food Assistance Program for Seniors
Sen.Jack Reed
April 14, 2015
Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sen.Jack Reed
April 1, 2015
Reed Visits East Providence Senior Living Facility to Cheer Impact of Federal Funding on Local Job Creation
Sen.Jack Reed
March 27, 2015
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee - Funding for Programs under the Older Americans Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 23, 2015
Reed & Fung Announce $150K in Federal Funds to Boost Senior Volunteers in Cranston
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 23, 2015
Whitehouse and Langevin Fighting to Protect Social Security Disability Benefits
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Over 16,000 RIers Benefitted from Obamacare's Medicare "Doughnut Hole" Fix in 2014
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 26, 2015
New Obama Administration Goals for Medicare Mirror Sen. Whitehouse Recommendations
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 22, 2015
Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Neal Introduce Retirement Savings Bill
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 15, 2014
Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Sen.Jack Reed
Oct. 2, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Swiftly Release Federal Home Heating Aid
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 5, 2014
Congressional Delegation Announces $6.2 Million in Additional Medicare Payments for Four RI Hospitals
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 5, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Address Corporate Tax Avoidance Through Executive Action
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 3, 2014
Letter to Tom Harkin, Chairman and Jerry Moran, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies - Seniors Programs
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 24, 2014
Nearly 14,000 RIers Benefitted from Obamacare's Medicare "Doughnut Hole" Fix in 2013
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 5, 2014
Whitehouse Statement on President's 2015 Budget Plan Would Protect Seniors and Strengthen the RI Economy
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 12, 2014
Senate Approves Measure to Restore COLA Increases for Military Retirees
Sen.Jack Reed
Jan. 16, 2014
Baucus, Harkin, Whitehouse Highlight GAO Report Showing Coverage Before Medicare Is Key to Lower Costs
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 18, 2013
Sen. Whitehouse Statement on Passage of Budget
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 17, 2013
Rhode Island Seniors Continue Benefitting from Health Care Law
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 16, 2013
Whitehouse Hosts Meeting with National Coalition to Highlight Rhode Island Leadership on Advanced Illness Care
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 2, 2013
Progressive Change Campaign Committee: Social Security Protectors
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 27, 2013
Reed and Whitehouse Work to Avert Government Shutdown
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 1, 2013
Letter to Jeanne Lambrew, Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy - Health Care Cost Savings
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 30, 2013
Health Care
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 26, 2013
Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 24, 2013
Reed Opposes Weakening Social Security and Veterans Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed
April 24, 2013
Whitehouse Cosponsors Resolution Opposing Cuts to Social Security
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 10, 2013
Sen. Whitehouse: President's Budget Cuts Benefits for Seniors
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 20, 2013
Affordable Care Act Anniversary
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 13, 2013
Whitehouse Statement on Senate Democrats' Budget
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 7, 2013
Whitehouse Cosponsors Bill to Strengthen Social Security
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 21, 2013
Reed Announces Over $115,000 for RI Senior Volunteers
Sen.Jack Reed
Jan. 30, 2013
Budget Austerity
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 13, 2012
The Fiscal Cliff
Sen.Jack Reed
Dec. 5, 2012
Politico - Health Care Savings Without Medicare Cuts
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Sept. 20, 2012
Senators Say Hands Off Social Security
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 20, 2012
Whitehouse Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Fraud Aimed at Seniors
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
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