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March 2007 Essma
Questions & Answers Q: Two people I know have two different Medicare Part B premiums. One pays the new premium of $93.50, the other $ 79.00, and I pay $93.50. The one with $79.00 has been paying this amount for the last two years. Can you tell me why? — M. Preventing Social Security to Illegals Matter of Fiscal Responsibility For too long, Congress has failed to protect the Social Security Trust Fund and America's future retirees. Congressional Corner: The Prescription Drug Plan—A Needed Medicare Update Access to quality healthcare is something that Americans should be able to depend on. Working After Retirement Can Reduce Benefits How Much Can I Earn in 2007? Legislative Update: Social Security Notch and Lock-Box Prospects in the New Congress Among the primary targets of the TSCL legislative team's efforts are more than 50 new House Members. Notch Bulletin: Cutting Waste, Fraud and Abuse Would Pay For Notch Reform While it is too early to tell whether the Democratic-led 110th Congress will consider Notch Reform as part of a comprehensive Social Security reform package, prospects for a stand-alone bill look better than usual. During the 109th Congress (2005-2006), TSCL helped get more co-sponsors than ever for Representative Ralph Hall's (TX) "The Notch Fairness Act." House Moves To Close The Medicare Part D "Doughnut Hole" New Congressional leadership is moving on their promise to eliminate the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole." Are COLAs Too High? Let's Tell Congress "Don't 'Chain' Them Down TSCL Raises $520 Billion Illegal Alien Question The federal government finally released the first public copy of the U.S. – Mexico Social Security Agreement to TREA Senior Citizens League after TSCL's three-year effort to obtain it under the Freedom of Information Act.
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