Chairman Rick Scott Announces 2026 Priorities for Senate Aging Committee, Building on 2025 Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott, chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, announced the committee’s priorities under his leadership for the upcoming year. Building on a historic first year that delivered real results for America’s seniors, the committee will sharpen its focus on four core pillars: accountability, affordability, transparency, and safety -- ensuring every senior in America can answer “yes” when asked, “Are you well?”

Chairman Rick Scott said, “I’m proud of what we have accomplished as a committee so far, but our work is far from done. Right now, aging Americans are still facing serious challenges, including America’s overreliance on foreign-manufactured generic drugs, often made in facilities with little oversight or accountability that could put us all at risk. This year, everything we do as a committee will be laser-focused on demanding accountability, affordability, transparency, and safety for our seniors. Together, we will work to secure our generic drug supply chain so that no American has to worry about the safety of their medicine cabinet, and we will ensure critical programs like those supported by the Older Americans Act continue to deliver for those who rely on them most.

“Throughout my career in health care, as Governor of Florida, and now as a U.S. Senator, standing up for America’s seniors has always been a top priority, and as chairman of this committee, I look forward to continuing our bipartisan work with President Trump and my colleagues to build on the incredible progress to Make Washington Work and ensure Americans can age with dignity, independence, and security, this year and for generations to come.”

Following a year marked by more than 20 hearings, various reports, legislation, letters, and bipartisan efforts to improve outcomes for seniors, Chairman Scott reiterated the committee’s guiding goal of ensuring every American can answer “Yes” to the question, “Are you well?” because they have secured the following four pillars of overall wellness:

1. Their physical health;
2. Financial security;
3. A safe community to live in; and
4. Strong family and community support.

Under Chairman Scott’s leadership in 2026, the committee will:

• Demand accountability from federal agencies, foreign generic drug manufacturers, health systems, financial institutions, and international actors whose decisions affect the daily well-being of older Americans;
• Advance affordability by tackling the rising costs that strain seniors’ budgets – from prescription drugs and housing to insurance and long-term care;
• Strengthen transparency across health care, financial services, government programs, and the tech world so seniors and their families can make informed decisions; and

• Promote safety by working to ensure that older Americans can live securely in their homes, communities, and online spaces and trust the safety of the generic drugs they are prescribed.

Read more on the committee’s success under Chairman Scott HERE.

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