Older Americans Deserve to Live with Dignity - Bernie Sanders

[Donkees]

Last edited Wed Jul 19, 2017, 07:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Published on Jul 19, 2017
A nation is judged by how it cares for its most vulnerable. Older Americans should be able to remain in their homes and communities. They deserve to live with dignity and with a sense of security.

Published on May 23, 2013
Sen. Bernie Sanders and other senators hosted a summit meeting with seniors' organizations today. Sanders introduced legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the landmark Older Americans Act which supports Meals on Wheels and other critical programs for seniors. Sanders is the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, which has jurisdiction over the Older Americans Act.

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1. Hillary Clinton: A Champion for Americas Seniors

Hillary Clinton: A Champion for America’s Seniors

Ensuring Americans can retire with dignity and receive quality care
Hillary Clinton believes that every American deserves to retire with dignity and security and that no American should face poverty because he or she is disabled, or when a loved one dies. As a nation, we have an obligation to each other to preserve and expand programs such as Social Security and Medicare, so that these lifelines endure for generations to come.

Clinton has a record of protecting America’s seniors and is committed to securing their future. As Senator of New York, she fought tirelessly against President Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security. Clinton championed bills to reduce the price of prescription drugs for seniors. She also passed legislation to provide respite care for caregivers of elderly and disabled Americans and advocated for recruiting and retaining high quality nurses in our hospitals.

Today, Hillary is putting forth her plan to support seniors by expanding Social Security, defending Medicare, investing in the caring economy and ending Alzheimer’s.

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**********this is near and dear to my heart, my dad passed away from it.***************

Make a cure for Alzheimer’s possible by 2025. The signature piece of Hillary Clinton’s commitment to target and defeat the diseases of our day is a groundbreaking investment in research to prevent, effectively treat and make possible a cure to Alzheimer’s disease by 2025.

More https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/05/13/hillary-clinton-a-champion-for-americas-seniors/

She has been working on all of this for years. This is not a new concept.

[JHan]

2. +++ No it's not, but we'll hear the mantra that Democrats do nothing and only one person...

has ever spoken about "doing things" to help people...

Oh yeah, and if this is seen as divisive I don't give a fuck.

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6. +1000

[pirateshipdude]

3. Yes, I remember this with Clinton and yet, Sanders said it has not been discussed, in his opinion.

Why did Sanders work so hard to dismiss Democrats and Clinton only to adopt their plans without giving them credit.

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4. Excellent question. nt

[NastyRiffraff]

7. Does he have no shame?

As others have said, Hillary (and other Democrats) have been on this for years. But apparently, anything for a sound bite.