Majority Press
- Press releases from: May 2015
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Majority Press
UMaine Research Official Testifies Before Senate Panel to Discuss Technologies that Help Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC-- At the request of Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, Dr. Carol Kim, Vice... -
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Senate Aging Committee to Examine How Technology Can Help Seniors Age In Place
WASHINGTON, DC-- Every day, 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65, and Americans 85 and older are the... -
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UMaine Research Official Testifies Before Senate Panel to Discuss Technologies that Help Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC-- At the request of Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, Dr. Carol Kim, Vice President for Research at the University of Maine in Orono,... - Press releases from: April 2015
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Sen. Collins Calls Aging Committee Hearing to Examine Huge IRS Impersonation Scam
WASHINGTON, DC—Through what the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has called the “largest, most pervasive impersonation scam in the history of... -
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Senate Aging Committee to Examine Huge IRS Impersonation Scam and What the Government is Doing to Stop It
WASHINGTON, DC—Through what the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has called the “largest, most pervasive impersonation scam in the history of... -
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Senator Collins to Give Keynote Addess to 10th Annual Geriatrics Day Confernce in Portland
SENATOR COLLINS TO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO 10TH ANNUAL GERIATRICS DAY CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND Senator Collins Scheduled to Speak at 10:30 AM on Wed. April... - Press releases from: March 2015
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Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing on the Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease
WASHINGTON, DC—The cost to treat those with Alzheimer’s disease is more than $226 billion a year, including $153 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid—with... -
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Chairman Collins Featured on Cover of Aging Care Magazine
Chairman Susan Collins is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Aging Care Magazine. Click the Image Below to Read the Feature. -
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Senate Aging Committee Fraud Hotline Sees Increase in Reports Related to IRS Phone Scams
WASHINGTON, DC-- With the tax filing deadline just over a month away, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill announced... -
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Senate Aging Committee Fraud Hotline Sees Increase in Reports Related to IRS Phone Scams
WASHINGTON, DC-- With the tax filing deadline just over a month away, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill announced that... -
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Senate Aging Committee to Hold Hearing Examining Why Many Americans Are Financially Unprepared for Retirement
WASHINGTON, DC—Nationally, one in four retired Americans has no source of income beyond Social Security. In... -
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Sens. Collins and McCaskill Question Why More Isn't Being Done to Remove Social Security Numbers from Medicare Cards
WASHINGTON, DC-- Despite the fact that more than a decade has passed since the Government Accountability Office (GAO) singled out the widespread use of Americans’ Social... - Press releases from: February 2015
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Senators Call on Congress to Make Fighting Alzheimer's Disease an Urgent National Priority
WASHINGTON, DC—This year, 5.2 million Americans will suffer from the devastating emotional and economic toll caused by Alzheimer’s disease. According to a recent... -
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Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing to Examine Financial Exploitation of Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC- Financial exploitation of older Americans is a growing epidemic that cost... -
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Senate Aging Committee to Examine Financial Exploitation of Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC- Financial exploitation of older Americans is a growing epidemic that cost seniors an estimated $2.9 billion in 2010, according to the Government Accountability... - Press releases from: January 2015
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Sen. Collins Leads Bipartisan Letter to the President Calling for Increased Funding for Alzheimer's Disease in FY 2016 Budget
WASHINGTON, DC-- Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Aging and is Co-Chair of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Task Force, has lead a bipartisan... -
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Retirement Security: A Path Forward
WASHINGTON, DC— Nationally, one in four retired Americans has no source of income beyond Social Security. In addition, a Gallup survey published in 2012 found that nearly six... -
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Sens. Collins and McCaskill Announce Continuation of Aging Committee Fraud Hotline
WASHINGTON, DC-- The recently-elected Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill, respectively, announced... -
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Sen. Susan Collins Officially Assumes Role of Chairman of Senate Aging Committee
WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Susan Collins today was officially elected as the Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, a Committee on which she has served as Ranking... - Press releases from: December 2014
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Joint Press
A warning for seniors this holiday season
Washington, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging released a bi-partisan report detailing the most common types of fraud reported to the committee over the...