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Related: About this forumOlder Americans Deserve to Live with Dignity
Published on Jul 19, 2017
A nation is judged by how it cares for its most vulnerable. Older Americans should be able to remain in their homes and communities. They deserve to live with dignity and with a sense of security.
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Older Americans Deserve to Live with Dignity (Original Post)
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Jul 2017
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(31,453 posts)1. Sanders Seeks to Reauthorize the Older Americans Act - 2012
Sanders Seeks to Reauthorize the Older Americans Act
Donkees
(31,453 posts)2. The Older Americans Act - 2012
Published on Mar 28, 2012
Chairman Bernie Sanders was joined today by 14 other senators in calling for re-authorization of the The Older Americans Act, the landmark law that supports Meals on Wheels an other important programs for seniors. Sanders (I-Vt.) and other supportive senators addressed a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging.
For more information, please visit: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroo...
Donkees
(31,453 posts)3. The Older Americans Act -2013
Published on Nov 5, 2013
Donkees
(31,453 posts)4. Older Americans Act - May 2013
Published on May 23, 2013
Sen. Bernie Sanders and other senators hosted a summit meeting with seniors' organizations today. Sanders introduced legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the landmark Older Americans Act which supports Meals on Wheels and other critical programs for seniors. Sanders is the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, which has jurisdiction over the Older Americans Act.