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Medicare
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Joni Ernst Confirms Healthcare Opponents to Lifetime Court Vacancies – Endangering Lives
July 13, 2020: EXCLAIMER: This article was published by the Washington Times which is rated as a QUESTIONABLE SOURCE by Media Bias/Fact Check, meaning it: "exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda Read More >
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The Pandemic is Ruining the Quality of Life for Iowa Seniors – Mike McCarthy, Iowa Alliance President
July 06, 2020: As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in America, older Americans face extraordinary risks. In fact, eighty percent of coronavirus deaths in America are people over the age of 65. But despite that fact, Donald Trump and his Repub Read More >
Medicaid
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Joni Ernst Confirms Healthcare Opponents to Lifetime Court Vacancies – Endangering Lives
July 13, 2020: EXCLAIMER: This article was published by the Washington Times which is rated as a QUESTIONABLE SOURCE by Media Bias/Fact Check, meaning it: "exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda Read More >
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Sue Vogel – ACA Impact on Seniors
July 06, 2020: On June 25th, Trump’s Department Of Justice (DOJ) and Republican-led states are submitting their briefs in support of California v. Texas, the lawsuit seeking to strike down the ACA. If President Trump and Republicans Read More >
Social Security
Fair Trade
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Senator Joni Ernst’s Anti-Retiree Voting Record
May 20, 2020: Shame on Senator Joni Ernst who earned a 20% score on retiree issues for 2019. We will remember this. The Alliance for Retired Americans’ annual voting record scores every U.S. Representative and Sena Read More >
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Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
January 13, 2016: President's Last State of the Union Speech has Strong Implications for Social Security, Medicare and Pensions Retirees Remain Apprehensive about Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Robert Roach, Jr., President of Read More >
State Issues
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Iowa Republicans fail to uphold promises of Older Americans Act
July 20, 2020: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Older Americans Act into law on July 14, 1965. It responded to the need for community services, evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention programs, civic engagement, and elde Read More >
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State agency reports dramatic drop in advocacy for older Iowans
July 20, 2020: DES MOINES — The state agency tasked with advocating for Iowans in nursing homes dramatically scaled back visits to those facilities last year even before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new state report. The Read More >