Dear Friends,
I’m excited to announce that my office will be holding our third job fair in the last 13 months – this time in beautiful Conyers at the Rockdale County Career Academy on Culpepper Drive.
While there are positive signs that the economy is recovering and that we are moving in the right direction, more needs to be done to ensure that everyone who needs a job has one. My staff and I have worked tirelessly to provide our local economy a spark, and we won't let up until everyone who is looking for a job has one and local businesses are thriving.
WHAT: 2010 Job Fair and Career Expo
WHERE: Rockdale County Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Drive, Conyers, 30094
WHEN: Friday, July 9, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
We’ve invited dozens of businesses, agencies and local governments. For directions and a map, click here. If you would like information, please call our Lithonia office at 770-987-2291.
2010 Job Fair & Career Expo will feature:
● Tips for the over-55 job seeker
● Learn about the Georgia Work Ready Program
● GI Bill and On-the-Job-Training for Veterans
● Jobs with the federal government
● Returning to the community after incarceration
● Counselors on hand for résumé writing 101
● How to prepare yourself for an interview
● Green jobs training opportunities
MEDICARE CHECKS IN MAIL: I was honored last week to give a presentation on the health care law’s impact on Medicare and seniors to members of the South DeKalb Seniors Center. Our office has given a half dozen of these briefings to seniors and teachers throughout the district so I thank the center for having me last week.
On that note, Medicare began mailing out the $250 checks this week for seniors on Medicare who are in the ‘donut hole.’ Under the health reform law, seniors who fall in the donut hole coverage gap in 2010 will receive this one-time, tax-free $250 rebate check. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors enter the coverage gap.
All Medicare recipients who have already paid $2,830 for prescriptions this year will receive the checks that will be issued automatically. But please be on the lookout for fraud and scams. Seniors, you do not need to give anyone personal information to receive this check. Scam artists around the country have been preying on seniors expecting this check, calling seniors and telling them they need to give out personal information like Social Security numbers and bank accounts to receive the checks.
If you get a call like this, hang up and call the Attorney General’s office or reach out to DeKalb County Solicitor General Robert James’ office. Attorney General Eric Holder’s office: 202-514-2000. DeKalb County Solicitor General Robert James’ office: (404) 371-2201. For more information, click here.
GULF OIL SPILL: Like you, I watch every day in horror as images of the worst man-made disaster in U.S. history spills onto the pages of our newspapers, TV screens and computers. Through my committee assignments on Judiciary and Transportation & Infrastructure,
I will be working with my colleagues in the coming weeks to pass legislation providing greater protection for our coasts, holding Big Oil more accountable and ensuring taxpayers aren’t bailing out BP to clean up this historic environmental catastrophe. I am cosponsoring SPILL Act of 2010, which addresses the legal liability issues arising from the Gulf Coast oil spill. Click here to learn more about this legislation.
WALL STREET REFORM: I’ll also be using my role on Judiciary to help finalize legislation to regulate Wall Street. We must prevent the excesses of Wall Street from pushing us into another recession. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, I’ve held hearings on banks that are “too big to fail.”
I’m confident the final legislation will rein in Wall Street abuses and protect consumers so they are empowered to make the best decisions when getting a home loan, credit cards and investing their hard-earned money. I’ll keep you informed as the House and Senate bills are merged.
Please help spread the word on the Job Fair and please ensure the seniors on Medicare in your life aren’t taken advantage of by scammers -- Hope to see you at the Job Fair and Career Expo.
Hank
