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Insider’s Report: Time to Bring Back the House Select Committee on Aging
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U.S. Representative David Cicilline (RI-01) is preparing to introduce legislation that would reestablish the House Permanent Select Committee on Aging. National Committee President and CEO Max Richtman, who has also served as the Chair of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, endorses this resolution.
Stressing the importance of reestablishing the House Aging Committee, Max said, “Every day, 12,000 Americans turn 60. By 2030, nearly 75 million people in the U.S. — or 20 percent of the country — will be age 65 or older. As America grows older, the need for support and services provided under programs like Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid and the Older Americans Act also increases.”
The committee was active between 1974 and 1993, but its authorization expired during the 103rd Congress (1993-1995). If it gets reestablished, it would be able to conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review of aging issues, such as income maintenance, poverty, housing, health (including medical research), welfare, employment, education, recreation, and long-term care.
Our own Max Richtman served as staff director for the Senate Special Committee on Aging from 1987 to 1989. During that time, the House Aging Committee historically served as a select committee that fostered bipartisan debate to promote political consensus that, in turn, impacted the legislation that was taken up in authorizing committees.
Reestablishing this Select Committee would strengthen the voice of millions of older Americans in Congress, help bolster our efforts to fend off proposals to cut essential programs like Social Security and Medicare and draw more attention to the issues that matter most to seniors.
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U.S. Representative David Cicilline (RI-01) is set to introduce a resolution in the House to reestablish the House Permanent Select Committee on Aging, whose work came to an end in early January 1993. The National Committee endorses this resolution which will help promote the well-being of older Americans while ensuring their interests are fully represented in Congress.
According to Representative Cicilline: “From protecting Social Security and Medicare to lower the costs of housing and prescription drugs, this Committee will help ensure we can deliver better results for seniors here in Rhode Island and across America.”
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