Seniors
Social Security has long been a building block of our middle class and I am committed to strengthening and protecting it. America’s senior citizens worked hard for their retirement and deserve the dignity afforded by these benefits. I do not believe it’s appropriate to dramatically cut seniors’ benefits or to privatize the system; these proposals would only weaken the system and break our promise to citizens who have paid for and earned their benefits.
Similarly, Medicare is relied upon by millions of seniors and must be protected. I will fight against any efforts to privatize or dismantle the Medicare system. Instead of shifting greater costs onto our seniors, we should work to control the rising cost of care. To help bring down the costs for seniors, I support allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
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DelBene, Pingree and Kind’s RIDE Act to Ensure Low-Income Seniors Have Rides to Their Medical Visits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced legislation to ensure low-income seniors living in rural areas across the country can continue to get rides to and from their doctor’s appointments. The bill, called the Recruiting Individuals to Drive Our Elders (RIDE) Act, would help bolster volunteer driver programs that are administered by state Medicaid agencies to provide cost-effective transportation for Medicaid beneficiaries.