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November 2000 Essma
Winner of TSCL`s `MVP` Award For Legislative Excellence 2000
TREA Senior Citizens League named Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, the running mate of Vice President Al Gore in the recent presidential elections, as the Winner of the TSCL `MVP` Award for Legislative Excellence in 2000. Why Are Funerals So Expensive?
How to Protect Yourself from Death Profiteers Social Security & Medicare Questions
Q: My wife and I are both 84. We`ve been married 19 years. Her Social Security check is $623, but mine is only $487. If she passes away before I do, would I get some of her benefits? Social Security & Medicare Questions
Q: Is it fair to tax our Social Security benefits when we have paid Social Security taxes throughout the years we worked? Isn`t that double taxation?-B.K. Taunton, MA Pharmaceutical Group Sues Maine for Price Control Law
A drug manufacturers` group has filed suit challenging Maine`s new law that would institute price controls if the state cannot negotiate substantial discounts on prescription drugs-an issue of great importance to seniors. Notch Bulletin: Notch Babies Hardest Hit By Prescription Increases
Recent research has confirmed what seniors nationwide already suspect-that the average cost of prescription drugs is rising most rapidly for those over age 70. Drug Companies Earn Up To Three Times Greater Rate-Of-Return Than Oil
Just how profitable are the big drug manufacturers? Nation's Nursing Homes Badly Understaffed
Pneumonia, life-threatening blood infections, congestive heart failure, and dehydration are among the problems suffered by residents of U.S. nursing homes because of a severe shortage of qualified staff. Legislative Update: Notch Babies Saved Social Security Isn`t It Their Turn Now?
One of the most positive accomplishments of the 106th Congress and President Clinton has been the agreement to aside a portion of the budget surplus in order to `save Social Security.` House Passes Bill To Repeal Tax on Social Security Benefits
The House recently passed legislation that would repeal a tax on Social Security benefits that affects some 9.8 million seniors. Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is TREA Senior Citizens League the only senior organization to lobby for Notch Reform? Bob Dole Thanks TSCL Members
As Chairman of the National World War II Memorial Campaign, I want to extend my personal thanks to all the members of TREA Senior Citizens League for the generous contributions.
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