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  • Rep. Engel Statement on State of the Union Address

    01/12/16
    Congressman Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,issued the following statement in response to President Obama's final State of the Union address
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  • Engel Renews Push for Guaranteed 3% COLA Increases for Seniors

    10/15/15
    Following the announcement that there will be no increase in Social Security benefits in 2016, Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is once again renewing his push to ensure every American senior is guaranteed a reasonable cost of living increase annually.
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  • Rep. Engel: Doc Fix Good for Our Seniors and Doctors

    04/15/15
    "I have always said our doctors deserve to be fairly compensated for the quality care they provide to seniors, but the SGR formula in place to calculate compensation for Medicare physicians has failed to do that for years," Congressman Engel said. "The Senate's passage last night of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, mirroring the work done by the House last month, finally ends the tradition of coming up with last-minute, temporary solutions to keep our doctors from facing steep cuts in their Medicare reimbursements. We have passed a permanent solution to this expensive problem, all by having the courage to end partisan bickering and compromise.
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  • Rep. Engel: Repealing the SGR Formula Is The Right Thing To Do For Our Seniors, Our Children and Our Doctors

    03/26/15
    "I have always believed that our doctors deserve to be fairly compensated, but the SGR formula we had in place to calculate compensation for Medicare providers failed to do that for over a decade. Our doctors shouldn't face Medicare cuts year after year, which is why I am pleased House Democrats and Republicans have come together to craft a fair compromise to this long-standing and expensive problem. By ensuring that our physicians are fairly compensated under Medicare, we are also ensuring that those same physicians will continue to accept Medicare patients, thus allowing our seniors to have access to the best medical care possible.
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  • Engel and Renacci Introduce Bill to Reform Hospital Readmission Program

    03/10/15
    "The Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act that Rep. Renacci and I have introduced in the House, and Senators Portman and Manchin have introduced in the Senate, would make a vital correction to the HRRP hospital readmission formula, which currently treats certain hospitals in lower socioeconomic communities unfairly," Congressman Engel said. "Hospitals must be held accountable for providing high quality care to all patients, but as numerous studies have shown, socioeconomic factors can influence patient outcomes. Therefore, hospitals serving our neediest populations shouldn't be penalized for doing so. This is a piece of common sense legislation and I hope it passes in the House and Senate quickly."
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  • Rep. Engel Cosponsors Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act to Create Single-Payer Option

    02/12/15
    According to data released in January 2015 by Gallup, nearly 13 percent of all adults still lack health coverage, despite the incredible decrease in uninsured Americans as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Health care costs also remain a concern for many Americans, as out-of-pocket health expenses, including workers' premium contributions and deductibles, accounted for 9.6 percent of median household income in 2013, an increase of 4.3 percent from the previous decade. As a result, many Americans are still forced to prioritize their expenses, often to the detriment of their own personal health.
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  • Rep. Engel: GOP Budget is nothing more than an April Fool's joke

    04/01/14
    Budget will hurt children, seniors and working families
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  • REP. ENGEL – HOUSE REPUBLICANS LIVING IN A "FISCAL FANTASY WORLD"

    03/29/12
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) rejected the House Republican Leadership budget on Thursday, for the pain it inflicts on low- and middle-income families. The GOP budget proposed cuts for scores of programs affecting working families and low-income comm
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  • REP. ENGEL EARNS PERFECT SCORE ON WOMEN'S ISSUES

    02/16/12
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) earned a perfect 100 percent score from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for his voting record in the first session of this Congressional session. Rep. Engel regularly scores high grades from AAUW due
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  • SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVES AT REP. ENGEL'S OFFICE May 25th

    05/11/11
    Representatives of the Social Security Administration will be at Congressman Eliot Engel's Bronx office on Wednesday, May 25th to help people with questions and/or issues concerning Social Security.
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  • SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVES AT REP. ENGEL'S OFFICE March 23rd

    03/11/11
    Representatives of the Social Security Administration will be at Congressman Eliot Engel's Bronx office on Wednesday, March 23rd to help people with questions and/or issues concerning Social Security.
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  • REP. ENGEL – SENIORS NEED MORE SOCIAL SECURITY HELP

    02/18/11
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) again called on Congress to support legislation he is re-introducing in the 112th Congress that would guarantee seniors a cost-of-living increase in their Social Security benefits. This is designed to help them avoid a repeat of their not getting such increases in the past two years. Due to the way the COLA is calculated, for the second consecutive year seniors did not receive a COLA increase in their monthly benefits. Before 2010, there had never been a year without an increase, since automatic adjustments for inflation was installed in 1975. Shockingly, seniors have lost about 24 percent of their buying power since 2000
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  • REP. ENGEL CAUTIONS AGAINST RE-OPENING THE "DONUT" HOLE

    01/19/11
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) released the following statement after the House Republican Majority continued with their intent to repeal the landmark Affordable Care Act and risk the health coverage for millions of Americans.
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  • SENIORS' ACCESS TO DOCTORS PROTECTED FOR ONE YEAR

    12/09/10
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) voted to preserve seniors' access to their doctors by temporarily fixing the way Medicare reimburses physicians. The House overwhelmingly passed the Senate Amendments to H.R. 4994, the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, which blocks the 25 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors, scheduled to start January 1. The bill will go to President Obama for his signature, and if signed as expected, will protect seniors and military families' access to doctors throughout 2011.
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  • REP. ENGEL – SOCIAL SECURITY AID FOR SENIORS FAILS TO PASS HOUSE

    12/08/10
    Despite having Congressman Eliot Engel's (D-NY-17) full support, the House failed to pass legislation to give Social Security recipients a one-time $250 payment to make up for the lack of a Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) for 2011. A low rate of inflation means that for the second consecutive year, Social Security retirees, veterans, and people with disabilities will see no increase in their monthly Social Security, SSI, VA Pension and Compensation, and Railroad Retirement benefits. These are the first two times since 1976, when the COLA system was established, that recipients did not receive COLA.
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  • REP. ENGEL – HOUSE TO VOTE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AID FOR SENIORS

    10/15/10
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) will join other House Democrats in November to give Social Security recipients a one-time $250 payment to make up for the lack of a Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) for 2011. A low rate of inflation means that for the first time ever, Social Security retirees, veterans, and people with disabilities will see no increase in their monthly Social Security, SSI, VA Pension and Compensation, and Railroad Retirement benefits for the second consecutive year. 2011 will be the second consecutive year, and the first two times since 1976, when the COLA system was established, that recipients did not receive COLA.
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  • REP. ENGEL – SENIORS NEED MORE SOCIAL SECURITY HELP

    10/14/10
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) again called on Congress to support his legislation to help seniors avoid repeating the loss of a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security. Due to the way the COLA is calculated, for the second consecutive year seniors will not receive a COLA increase in their monthly benefits. There had never been a year without an increase, since automatic adjustments for inflation was installed in 1975, until last year.
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  • REP. ENGEL URGES AID FOR SENIORS' SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS

    09/22/10
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) called on Congress to support his legislation to help senior citizens receiving Social Security cope with yet another year without a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Rep. Engel is the author of the Guaranteed 3% Cost Of Living for Seniors Act (H.R. 4193) which would guarantee a minimum three percent increase annually in COLA for Social Security recipients.
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  • REP. ENGEL: 84,164 NEW YORKERS RECEIVED THEIR ‘DONUT HOLE' CHECKS

    09/02/10
    Congressman Eliot Engel said that to date, 86,164 senior New Yorker Medicare beneficiaries have received their ‘donut hole' checks to begin to close their prescription drug coverage gap.
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  • NEARLY 2,000 EMPLOYERS AND UNIONS IN NEW PROGRAM

    09/02/10
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that nearly 2,000 employers and unions nationwide, including 156 in New York State, joined the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program created by the Affordable Care Act – the landmark health reform bill passed earlier this year.
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  • REP. ENGEL CELEBRATES SOCIAL SECURITY'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, VOWS TO PROTECT ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR SENIORS

    08/18/10
    On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) vowed to fight any attempt to weaken or privatize it as the Republican-controlled House of 2005 tried to do. The 11-term congressman has introduced legislation to strengthen the program by guaranteeing seniors a minimum 3% annual increase in their Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). For the first time in 30 years, there was no COLA adjustment for Social Security recipients this year.
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  • ENGEL TELLS ELIGIBLE SENIORS TO EXPECT ‘DONUT HOLE' CHECK

    07/09/10
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) released the following statement on today's issuance of over 300,000 checks of $250 for seniors who have fallen into the ‘donut hole' prescription drug coverage gap. This is one of several key immediate benefits of health insurance reform for America's seniors. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly, over the next several months, as seniors enter the coverage gap. An estimated four million seniors will be receiving this help.
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    Washington DC
    2462 Rayburn HOB
    Washington, DC 20515
    Phone: (202) 225-2464
    Fax: (202) 225-5513
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    Bronx Office
    3655 Johnson Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10463
    Phone: (718) 796-9700
    Fax: (718) 796-5134
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    Westchester Office
    6 Gramatan Avenue; Suite 205
    Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
    Phone: (914) 699-4100
    Fax: (914) 699-3646
    Monday-Friday 9 am - 5 pm    		 http://goo.gl/maps/iVNRA
    Co-op City Office


    Co-op City Office
    177 Dreiser Loop, Rm 3
    Phone: (718) 320-2314
    Fax: (718) 320-2047
    Monday-Friday 9 am - 5 pm

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