Seniors
Seniors
We must protect and preserve Medicare and Social Security for seniors today and for North Florida generations to come. Seniors who’ve paid into Medicare and Social Security their entire lives deserve to have their benefits protected. For too long we’ve let partisanship and political games threaten these safety net programs.
North Florida’s Second Congressional District has more than 83,500 seniors who rely on Medicare. Another 128,290 people count on the Social Security they earned through years of hard work. I refuse to support any budget that would jeopardize these programs through plans like privatization.
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Representative Gwen Graham will award a long overdue Purple Heart to Korean War veteran Cpl. Joseph Ed Hutchinson, tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23, at 2:30 PM CT at the City of Parker Community Center.
Cpl. Joseph Ed Hutchinson is a native Floridian, a son of Bay County and graduate of Bay County High School. He answered the call to defend his country and joined the U.S. Army on September 3, 1948, and served in Korea, where he was wounded by shrapnel from an artillery shell. (Full award citation copied below)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Representative Gwen Graham is releasing a new video documenting her Meals on Wheels Workday, where she prepared and served food to North Florida seniors.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On a Workday assisting the elderly, yesterday, Representative Gwen Graham announced she’s introducing new legislation to help protect seniors from fraud and abuse.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Surrounded by North Florida seniors, veterans and families, Representative Gwen Graham announced, today, that her office has helped return more than $1 million owed to constituents in the Second Congressional District.
“From day one, I’ve made constituent services a top priority,” Rep. Graham said. “I believe public service is about helping people – and while politicians fight in Washington, this is one way we can make a big difference in people’s lives here in North Florida.”
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Representative Gwen Graham met with North Florida Seniors at Allegro Senior Living, in Tallahassee, to celebrate Medicare’s 50th anniversary and discuss how the program has benefited them.
“When Medicare was signed into law, 50 years ago, more than half of America’s seniors were without health insurance,” Rep. Graham said. “We’ve made great progress since then, and today, I heard from North Florida seniors who rely on the program for healthcare. I’m dedicated to protecting Medicare for them and for generations to come.”
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Representative Gwen Graham sent a letter to the Social Security Administration urging the agency to reopen the Gadsden field office and restore access to the in-person services the community has come to expect and rely on. Rep. Graham also criticized SSA for closing the Gadsden County Social Security field office without public input and little warning to the community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives John Fleming, M.D., (R-LA) and Gwen Graham (D-FL) have introduced H.R. 1397, the Seniors' Tax Simplification Act, to allow for a new simplified tax form for seniors.