- Press releases from: October 2019
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Senate Aging Committee Releases Report on Falls Prevention, Holds Hearing on Proven Strategies to Protect Seniors from Injury
Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE to read Senator Casey’s opening statement Click HERE to read the Aging Committee’s report... - Press releases from: September 2019
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Senate Unanimously Passes Collins, Casey Resolution on “National Falls Prevention Awareness Day”
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a resolution, authored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, and cosponsored... -
Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing on Promoting Healthy Aging
Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE to read Senator Casey’s opening statement Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins... -
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Casey Urges Colleagues to Pass Bill to Expand Medicare Coverage to Include Dental, Hearing and Vision Care
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing entitled “Promoting Healthy Aging: Living Your... - Press releases from: July 2019
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Minority Press
Senator Collins’ Statement on NIH’s Alzheimer’s Research Budget
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a founder of the Alzheimer’s Task Force in the Senate and a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the... -
Senators Collins, Casey Continuing to Lead Fight Against Illegal Robocalls
Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE to read Senator Casey’s opening statement Washington, D.C.—Angela Stancik first realized... -
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Bill to Crack Down on Deceptive Tactic Used by Robocallers Introduced by Senators Collins, Sinema, Hawley, Peters, McSally
Americans received 48 billion robocalls in 2018 Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), along with Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO),... -
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Casey: Illegal Robocalls Rob Seniors of Hard Earned Money
Today, during a U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing entitled, “Combatting Robocall Fraud: Using Telecom Advances and Law Enforcement to Stop Scammers and Protect... -
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Casey: Congress Must Help Make Life Better for Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, called for more funding for research into Type 1 diabetes and introduced a bill... -
Importance of Type 1 Diabetes Research and the Special Diabetes Program Focus of Aging Committee Hearing
Victor Garber, award-winning actor with Type 1 diabetes, testified Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE to read Senator Casey’s... -
Minority Press
Collins, Jones Bill to Prevent Con Artists from Stealing Tax Refunds Signed into Law
Identity theft tax refund fraud cost Americans $1.7 billion in 2016. Washington, D.C. – Today, legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Doug... - Press releases from: June 2019
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In the third hearing in a series on drug pricing, Administration Officials Detail Policies Focused on Reducing Prescription Drug Costs
Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE to read Senator Casey’s opening statement Washington, D.C.—In the final hearing in... -
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Casey Calls on Administration to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, held the final hearing in a three-part series on ways to lower prescription drug... -
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Senator Collins Receives 2019 Trailblazers in Aging Champion Award
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins received the 2019 Trailblazers in Aging Champion Award today from the National Council on Aging (NCOA). Senator... -
Casey, Collins Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Assistive Technology for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, introduced the 21st Century Assistive Technology... -
Minority Press
Bipartisan Group Introduces Bill to Create Semipostal Stamp to Help Combat Elder Abuse
Washington, D.C. — In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Martha McSally (R-AZ), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)... -
Minority Press
Collins, Jones Bill to Prevent Con Artists from Stealing Tax Refunds Heads to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law
Identity theft tax refund fraud cost Americans $1.7 billion in 2016. Washington, D.C. – Last night, the Senate unanimously passed legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan... -
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Government Report and Bipartisan Legislation Call for More Action on Disaster Preparedness
Following a newly released report on disaster response from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO), and after a spate of destructive tornadoes in the Midwest and... -
Following Push from Senators Collins & Casey, FCC Greenlights Default Robocall Blocking
Click HERE to read the letter. Washington, D.C. — Following a letter sent by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member... -
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Casey, Toomey Secure CMS Commitment to Publicly Release Monthly List of Underperforming Nursing Facilities
April List Includes Approximately 400 Nursing Homes Nationwide With Serious Health and Safety Violations On Monday, Casey and Toomey Released a Report Detailing Scope of...
