Press Releases

May 2020
05/28/20	Senate Unanimously Passes Collins-Jones Resolution Designating May as “Older Americans Month” (Republican)
05/27/20	Senator Collins Applauds CMS Announcement That Will Cap Medicare Beneficiaries’ Insulin Co-Pay at $35 Per Month (Republican)
05/22/20	At Senate Aging Committee Hearing on Protecting Seniors from the Coronavirus, Senator Collins Calls for Universal COVID-19 Testing at Nursing Homes (Republican)
05/21/20	Senators Collins, Casey Lead Congress’ First Hearing on COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Seniors (Joint)
05/21/20	Casey: Congress Must Prioritize Policies That Protect Seniors From COVID-19 (Democrat)
05/15/20	Collins, Sinema Lead Resolution Supporting Designation of Today as “National Senior Fraud Awareness Day” (Joint)
05/13/20	Bill to Protect Seniors with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias from Elder Abuse Introduced by Collins, Menendez, and Grassley (Joint)
05/08/20	Casey, Whitehouse Propose Bill to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes (Democrat)
05/07/20	Sens. Casey, Brown, Jones, Rep. Schakowsky Unveil Legislation to Address the Needs of Seniors, People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic (Democrat)
05/05/20	Senator Collins Warns of Coronavirus Texting Scam (Republican)
05/04/20	Following Constituent Complaints, Democratic Senators Press Walmart to Grant Priority Access or Accommodations to People with Disabilities (Democrat)
05/01/20	Senator Collins Announces Helpline Available to Answer Coronavirus Questions for Families Affected by Alzheimer’s (Republican)
April 2020
04/27/20	Casey Reminds Consumers to Stay Vigilant From New Coronavirus Scams (Democrat)
04/24/20	Bipartisan Senators Push for Social Security & Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries Who Missed Deadline to Still Receive Additional $500 Stimulus Payment Per Eligible Child This Year (Republican)
04/21/20	Trump Administration Responds to Casey’s and Wyden’s Call to Publicly Release Names of Nursing Homes with COVID-19 Cases (Democrat)
04/20/20	Social Security, Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries Must Act Now to Receive Additional $500 Per Eligible Child (Republican)
04/15/20	Senator Collins Discusses Federal Government Response to COVID-19 Pandemic with Thousands of Maine AARP Members (Republican)
04/06/20	Casey, Toomey Urge CMS to Release Its Plans to Protect Seniors Living in Underperforming Nursing Homes From Coronavirus (Democrat)
04/03/20	Update: Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging Federal Trade Commission to Protect Seniors from Coronavirus Scams (Republican)
04/03/20	Casey, Wyden Urge Trump Administration to Release Secret List of Nursing Facilities With Cases of COVID-19 (Democrat)

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