Press Releases

May 2017
05/22/17	Senator Collins Cosponsors Bill to Make Hearing Aids More Accessible and Affordable (Republican)
05/22/17	The American Health Care Act will Harm Older Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions in Each State (Democrat)
05/19/17	Senate Passes Resolution Cosponsored by Collins-King Declaring May 15-19 National Senior Corps Week (Republican)
05/19/17	Senate Unanimously Passes Collins-Casey Resolution Designating May as “Older Americans Month” (Joint)
05/19/17	Casey’s Spotlight: Senate Approves Casey Resolution Celebrating Older Americans Month (Democrat)
05/17/17	Senate Aging Committee Examines Age-Friendly Initiatives in both Rural and Urban Settings (Joint)
05/11/17	Casey’s Spotlight: Senator Casey Introduces the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (Democrat)
05/11/17	Collins, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren as Opioid Epidemic Increases Their Numbers (Joint)
05/04/17	Casey’s Spotlight: Older Americans Month (Democrat)
05/03/17	Senators Collins, Baldwin Introduce RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Republican)
April 2017
04/28/17	Senators Collins, Casey Applaud Arrests of Eight Suspects Accused of Defrauding Thousands of Americans of Nearly $8.8 Million (Joint)
04/27/17	Aging Committee Leaders Collins, Casey Call on HHS to Restore LGBT Questions to Key Older Americans and Disability Surveys (Joint)
04/27/17	Senate Aging Committee Examines the Mental and Physical Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness (Joint)
04/26/17	Casey’s Spotlight: Hearing on the Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness (Democrat)
04/19/17	ICYMI: “Declaring War on Financial Abuse of Older People” (Republican)
04/02/17	The IRS Impersonation Scam: Raising Awareness About the Top-Reported Fraud to the Aging Committe (Republican)
04/02/17	Senator Collins Warns of Deceiving, “Can You Hear Me?” or “Say Yes” Scam (Republican)
March 2017
03/31/17	The Trump Administration's “America First” Budget Puts Older Americans and Americans with Disabilities Last (Democrat) (Democrat)
03/30/17	Senate Aging Committee Examines Full Spectrum of Alzheimer’s Disease, from Avoiding Cognitive Decline to Caring for Those with Dementia (Republican)
03/23/17	Casey Spotlight: Senator Casey Shines a Light on Grandparents Who Have Stepped in to Raise their Grandchildren (Democrat)

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