Focus on Seniors
Dear Friend,
Hello, and welcome to my Senior Web page.
This Fathers' Day season help a senior loved one.
I have joined with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the local Social Security Office in Lumberton, NJ to encourage members of the public to make sure their fathers (or any senior loved ones) on Medicare who have limited income and resources apply for extra help with Medicare prescription drug costs.
You can help them call toll-free to apply or seek more information at (800) 772-1213, (TTY 1-(800) 325-0778). To apply online or for more details, visit Social Security online.
SSA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are working together to help Medicare beneficiaries who earn less than $15,315 in income ($20,535 for a married couple) with their prescription drug costs. There are some income exceptions if there are earnings from work or support for other family members who live in the same home. To determine if they could be eligible, Social Security will need to know their income and the value of their savings, investments and real estate (other than their home).
So help your dad or loved one today by helping them apply. Of course, all Medicare recipients should consider signing up.
Again, thank you for visiting my website. If you have any questions regarding this important program, or other federal issues, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Jim Saxton
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
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Press Releases
2007
- Saxton Ocean Exploration Bill Is Subject of Hearing (June 5, 2007)
- Eagleswood Library Gets 'We the People' Award; NEH Program Gives Books on 'Pursuit of Happiness' (May 31, 2007)
- Mt. Laurel Library Nets 'Pursuit of Happiness' Award; Library to Receive NEH 'We the People' Selections (May 31, 2007)
- Saxton to Tour Fire Areas with State & Fed officials (May 19, 2007)
- Saxton Contacts Fed/State Resources for N.J. fire; Confers w/ Guard, AF, FEMA, US & NJ Fire Services (May 16, 2007)
- ‘Pumpout’ Grant Helps Keep Jersey Shore Clean; Saxton was an original co-sponsor of grant in 1992 (April 25, 2007)
- Saxton-Lautenberg Bill to Protect Coastal Regions; Conservation groups praise bipartisan legislation (April 18, 2007)
- Cong. Saxton Unveils Ocean Exploration Bill (March 29, 2007)
- Wounded Warriors Assistance Act Aids Troops, Vets; Saxton speaks on House floor to back bipartisan bill (March 29, 2007)
- Trio of Ocean County Towns Awarded Grants; Police Grants from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (March 28, 2007)
- Saxton Announces Funds for Wildlife Refuge System; US Fish & Wildlife gets $250K to expand refuge (March 27, 2007)
- Burlington County Area Towns Awarded Grants; Police Grants from U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (March 27, 2007)
- U.S. DOT Awards Funding for MOM Rail Line Study (March 23, 2007)
- Tabernacle EMS Gets $25K to Outfit Squad Members (March 6, 2007)
- Long Beach Island Firehouse Nets $196K; Grant for Surf City Fire & Rescue; ‘07 application period near (March 5, 2007)
- Humane Society Honors Saxton Helping Animals (March 2, 2007)
- Rep. Saxton Awarded for Efforts to Help Wildlife; Congressional leaders presented w/ awards during two-day event to highlight State Wildlife Grants (February 28, 2007)
- WW II Veteran Gets Purple Heart 64 Years Later; Burlington man fought at Guadalcanal and Okinawa (February 27, 2007)
- Bayville Fire Company Nets $41 thousand Grant; Pinewald Pioneer Fire Co. Pulls in 3rd Federal Grant (February 23, 2007)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Honor Saxton as Legislator of Yr. for volunteer conservation efforts (February 19, 2007)
- Ocean County Fire Co., EMS Squad Awarded $100k+; Grants for Seaside Park Fire Co. , Lanoka Harbor EMS (February 9, 2007)
- Burlington Co. Fire Companies Awarded $224,000; Funding all goes to Pemberton-Area fire companies (February 9, 2007)
- Local of Fire Companies Awarded Federal Grants; Delanco, Medford and Vincentown awarded $182K+ (February 2, 2007)
- Saxton Named to Natural Resources Committee; Seat on Fish, Wildlife, Oceans Subcom helps district (February 2, 2007)
- Saxton Named to the Joint Economic Committee; House Leaders Name Him Ranking GOP Member (January 23, 2007)
- President Signs Saxton's Flounder Legislation; Saxton, bipartisan group attend Oval Office event (January 12, 2007)
- Saxton Votes for Boost in Federal Minimum Wage (January 10, 2007)
- Saxton Pleased w/ Dupont Decision to Withdraw from VX Disposal Plan to Dump into Delaware River (January 5, 2007)
- Saxton, Bipartisan Ocean Caucus Unveil Ocean Bill (January 4, 2007)
2006
- Grant to Help Area Fire Co. Purchase Fire Truck; Bamber Lake Vol. Fire Co. awarded $285k grant (December 28, 2006)
- Rep. Saxton Comments on Death of President Ford: ‘A steady American leader in a time of challenge’ (December 27, 2006)
- Eastampton Fire-Rescue Dept. Nets ‘SAFER’ Grant; Volunteer Dept. to use funds to promote recruitment (December 21, 2006)
- Congress OK's Final Passage of Fisheries Bill with Cong. Saxton's Summer Flounder Provisions (December 11, 2006)
- Cong. Saxton: Potters Creek Tract Now Protected (November 30, 2006)
- USDA Presents Second Phase of Funding for Seaside Heights to Upgrade its Water Treatment System; Saxton on hand to unveil $646K grant, $1.7M loan (October 25, 2006)
- Grant to Help Local Fire Co. Buy Vital Equipment; Cherry Hill Twp. Fire Company awarded $33K grant (October 6, 2006)
- House OK's Cong. Saxton's Fish Hatcheries Bill; US Fish & Wildlife Service: bill help volunteer programs (September 13, 2006)
- Saxton: Long Beach Island Beach Bid Accepted; Army Corps of Engineers accepts bid for Surf City NJ (August 29, 2006)
- US Reps. Saxton & LoBiondo Applaud USDA's Emergency Declaration for South Jersey Farmers (August 25, 2006)
- At last, Canada Geese Management Plan Is Law; New US Fish & Wildlife rule result of years of debate (August 15, 2006)
- LoBiondo, Saxton Outraged by New Breach at VA; Personal Information in Contractor's Computer Stolen, Affects Philly-South Jersey Area Veterans (August 7, 2006)
- Saxton: $3.2M in HUD Grants for Ocean County, NJ (August 1, 2006)
- Saxton: $2.6M in HUD Grants for Burlington County (July 25, 2006)
- Saxton Sponors Bipartisan Legislation to Protect the New Jersey, New York Shore as a 'Clean Ocean Zone' (July 22, 2006)
- Saxton Moves to Create Wildlife Refuge Caucus; Leads bipartisan effort for National Wildlife Refuges (July 6, 2006)
- Saxton Votes Against Offshore Drilling; Measure passes House, Saxton says fight will go on (June 30, 2006)
- Homeland Security Grants Go to Cinnaminson, Edgewater Park, Evesham, N. Hanover Police Depts. (June 29, 2006)
- Saxton Adds Funds for Ocean County Public Transit (June 15, 2006)
- Saxton Adds Funding to FY2007 Budget for Burlington County Public Transportation System (June 15, 2006)
- Defenders of Wildlife Present Award to Rep. Saxton (June 9, 2006)
- Saxton, LoBiondo: $650K for Research at Rutgers U.; House OK’s funds for cranberry, blueberry research (May 24, 2006)
- Leading N.J. Conservation Groups of Garden State Salute Jim Saxton's Work to Protecting the Environment (May 22, 2006)
- N.J. Audubon Society, N.J. Conservation Foundation, 11 Groups Honor Saxton on Wildlife & Open Space (May 22, 2006)
- Rep. Saxton Backs Conservation Amendments; Changes w/ bipartisan support put in Interior budget (May 19, 2006)
- Saxton Unveils Bill to Support Nat. Fish Hatcheries; Would foster volunteers for hatcheries that produce stripers, shad, herring, other fish; Legislation modeled after previous Saxton bills passed into law (May 12, 2006)
- Congressmen Saxton, Andrews and LoBiondo Team Up; Hold press conf. on provision in 2007 Defense Bill to stall dumping VX chemicals into the Delaware River (May 11, 2006)
- Hearing Held on Saxton's Ocean Exploration Bill (May 5, 2006)
- New Fed Chief Testifies Before Chairman Saxton's Jt. Economic Committee; Bernanke makes 1st JEC visit (April 27, 2006)
- Saxton on Death of Burlco Surrogate Elton Conda; Conda was a war hero, public servant, & political icon (April 21, 2006)
- AARP President to Join Saxton @ Toms River Event (April 11, 2006)
- Saxton, NJ AARP President & County Officials to Hold Press Conference on Looming Medicare Deadline (April 11, 2006)
- Saxton Holds Annual Vets' Meeting at Ft Dix's F.O.B.; Vet Leaders Briefed on VA, military issues at Ft Dix's 'Tactical Tiger Base;' VFW Gives Saxton Gold Medal (March 27, 2006)
- Int'l Assn. of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Honor Saxton; Congressman awarded for wildlife conservation work (March 15, 2006)
- Schumer, Saxton Unveil Bipartisan Education Bill; Program Creates Math & Science Teaching Corps (February 8, 2006)
- Saxton: Funds for LBI Beach Repairs in '07 Budget; $2.5M for construction included in budget for 1st time (February 7, 2006)
- Defenders of Wildlife Names Saxton 'Wildlife Hero;' Cites "Exemplary Leadership" in Protecting Nature (February 6, 2006)
- Saxton Receives Award from The Humane Society (January 20, 2006)
- Reps. LoBiondo, Saxton Applaud Emergency Declaration Granted to New Jersey Farmers by USDA (January 12, 2006)
- Saxton Praises EPA's Reversal on Sewage Issue (January 12, 2006)
2005
- Saxton Visits U.S. Troops Overseas for Holidays; Leads bipartisan group to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq (December 26, 2005)
- Rep. Saxton Joins House Open Space Caucus; Preserved lands are needed for wildlife habitat; South Jersey bases benefited from land conservation (December 22, 2005)
- Dept. of Homeland Security Awards Grants to Three Ocean County First Responder Organizations (October 6, 2005)
- Ocean County Nets $3M+ for Route 9 By-Pass; Saxton added funds to transportation bill (July 29, 2005)
- Rep. Saxton Helps Secure Money for M.O.M.; Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line Earmarked $1.25M (July 29, 2005)
- Transportation Conference Report Passes House; Includes $3 million-plus for BurLink System (July 29, 2005)
- Ocean County, N.J. Library Is Awarded NEH Grant; Funding to bring exhibition on Alexander Hamilton (June 20, 2005)
- Saxton Joins NJ Delegation in supporting 'Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act' (May 11, 2005)
- Rep. Saxton Welcomes Veterans to WWII Memorial (May 5, 2005)
- Saxton calls for greater I.D. theft protection (April 20, 2005)
- Congressman Saxton Welcomes V.P. Cheney to Burlington County Town Hall (April 15, 2005)
- Rep. Saxton Backs New Drug Program for Low/Moderate Income Patients (April 11, 2005)
2004
- Saxton/LoBiondo Initiative Lands $43 Million for NJ Hospitals - September 18, 2004
- Portascience, Inc. Awarded $296,123 Grant from National Cancer Institute - August 30, 2004
- Saxton, LoBiondo Land $40M for N.J. Hospitals - August 4, 2004
- Saxton Casts 10,000th Vote in Congress - April 21, 2004
- Rep. Saxton Approaches 10,000th vote in Congress - March 24, 2004
2003
- Burlington Co., Ocean Co., Camden Co. Hospitals Expected to Receive Millions in Additional Annual Medicare Funds - November 24, 2003
- Saxton, LoBiondo Land $50M+ for New Jersey Hospitals - November 22, 2003
- House OK’s Historic Medicare Bill - November 22, 2003
- Social Security Turns 68 - August 14, 2003
- Saxton Asks Medicare to Hasten Approval for Reimbursement of New Cancer Drug - March 30, 2003
- Doorstep Deliver for Seniors - April 11, 2003
- Saxton Statement on State of the Union - January 28, 2003
2002
- Saxton Study: Unfair Tax Hurts Seniors IRA Savings - September 19, 2002
- Saxton: President's Signing of Corp. Fraud Bill Bad News for Crooked Execs - July 30, 2002
- House Votes to Protect Social Security & SSI Beneficiaries from Fraud and Abuse - June 26, 2002
- Saxton Votes to Make Increases in 401(k) & IRA Limits Permanent - June 21, 2002
- House Passes Legislation to Improve Social Security Benefits to Widows - May 15, 2002
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Officials Detail Plan to Manage Canada Geese - May 6, 2002
- Feds to Detail Canada Goose Plan - May 1, 2002