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from Senior Citizens League Guide (number of quotes indicated): |
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Budget & Economy Vivian Davis Figures: Provide economic stimulus package for our nation�s elderly. |
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Corporations Jim Martin: Too many corporations use employee pensions to balance books. |
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Energy & Oil Ted Stevens: Stop buying 12M barrels of foreign oil and produce our own. |
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Health Care Allen Buckley: Medicare benefits need to be cut, to preserve Medicare. Allen Buckley: Eliminate all Medicare Rx benefits but catastrophic coverage. Bob Conley: Limit the scope of our government, including Medicare. Carl Levin: Understand health care costs before addressing Means Testing. Chris Lugo: Implement universal, single payer system like Canada. Chris Rothfuss: Medicare should not be corporate welfare. Dean Barkley: No logical reason why we pay highest drug costs in world. Jay Wolfe: FairTax would correct Medicare Rx funding problems. Jim Martin: Let Medicare negotiate for Rx drugs. Lamar Alexander: Delay Medicare Rx price increases & keep physician payments. Larry Stafford: Switch to a private �Medicare� insurance plan. Mark Begich: Protect future Medicare with �medical home� model. Mark Begich: Privatization undermines the integrity of Medicare. Mark Udall: Close �donut hole� in Medicare prescription drug program. Nick Carter: Negotiate on Rx drug prices; then means testing is ok. Norm Coleman: Address fraud and abuse in our Medicare program. Saxby Chambliss: Create incentives for competition & consumer driven approach. Scott Kleeb: Enhance Medicare Rx program, and fill �donut hole�. Steven Larrick: Support universal single-payer health care. Ted Stevens: Pay Medicare doctors 35%, and means-test Medicare payments. Tom Allen: Means testing undermines principle that everyone pays same. Tom Allen: New Medicare prescription drug law is disastrous. Vivian Davis Figures: Broaden Meals on Wheels, senior mobility units, and Medicare. |
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Homeland Security Bob Conley: Military bases abroad are unconstitutional. |
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Immigration Allen Buckley: No benefits for illegal aliens. Bob Conley: I am against entitlements for any foreign nationals. Carl Levin: No benefits to foreign workers without Congress� approval. Chris Lugo: Treat immigrant workers fairly with regards to benefits. Chris Rothfuss: Don�t count illegal aliens� work toward retirement benefits. Dean Barkley: Opposes Mexico Totalization Agreement & benefits to illegals. Jack Reed: No benefits to foreign workers without Congress� approval. Jim Martin: Totalization deal with Mexico OK, if illegals accounted for. Lamar Alexander: No federal money to Mexico for multinational workers. Larry Stafford: Non-citizens should not receive benefits. Mark Begich: Reservations about denying illegals� retirement benefits. Mark Udall: Block illegal immigrants from receiving benefits. Nick Carter: Don�t scapegoat immigrants by denying them benefits. Norm Coleman: No benefits to Mexican citizens without consulting Congress. Saxby Chambliss: Illegal immigrants can�t collect Social Security benefits. Scott Kleeb: Oppose giving benefit to illegal workers. Ted Stevens: No Social Security benefits to illegal aliens. Tom Allen: Guarantee that who receive benefits have paid into system. Vivian Davis Figures: Providing benefits to non-citizens is simply irresponsible. |
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Jobs Ted Stevens: Make restoring US jobs a top priority. |
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Social Security Allen Buckley: I do not support any Notch reform proposals. Allen Buckley: Tie COLA to senior spending instead of labor cost increases. Allen Buckley: Invest Trust Fund in stocks and bonds. Bob Conley: No difference in benefits based on birth years. Bob Conley: COLA should take into account the actual level of inflation. Bob Conley: Total overhaul of Social Security program needed. Carl Levin: Notch is unfair, but new law would create new unfairness. Carl Levin: Study experimental indicators before changing COLA CPI. Carl Levin: Private accounts would erode the system into a jackpot. Chris Lugo: Support Social Security Notch reform. Chris Lugo: Adjust COLA by CPI for Elderly Consumers. Chris Lugo: Long term solvency sound; stop shifting Trust Fund money out. Chris Rothfuss: No reasonable justification for Notch Baby disparity. Chris Rothfuss: CPI-E would be a fairer COLA than CPI-W for seniors. Chris Rothfuss: Raise the $102,000 taxable ceiling & raise retirement age. Dean Barkley: COLA disparity is unfair. Dean Barkley: Doing nothing will be a disaster: raise retirement age. Jack Reed: Continue to consider solutions for Notch babies. Jack Reed: Take away no more than 25% of a retiree�s annual COLA. Jack Reed: Stand-alone private accounts hurt long-term solvency. Jay Wolfe: Supports Notch reform and COLA reform. Jay Wolfe: FairTax would reform & totally fund Social Security. Jim Martin: Notch Reform: equitable benefits to all recipients. Jim Martin: Base COLA increases on actual cost of necessities. Jim Martin: Privatization of the system is the wrong answer. Lamar Alexander: Never reduce guaranteed Social Security benefits. Larry Stafford: Social Security system as designed is fundamentally flawed. Larry Stafford: Sell SSA assets and replace system with private annuities. Mark Begich: Treat �Notch babies� equally with all other seniors. Mark Begich: Adjust Soc. Sec. cost of living by consumer price index. Mark Begich: No privatization; no individual investment accounts. Mark Udall: Notch reform: ensure that all receive equitable benefits. Mark Udall: Let technical experts decide COLA rates. Mark Udall: All options on the table for long-term solvency. Nick Carter: Notch babies were a mistake; support Notch Reform. Nick Carter: Base the Social Security COLA on the CPI-W. Nick Carter: Ensure attempts to privatize Social Security are thwarted. Norm Coleman: Introduced resolution to address notch benefit disparity. Norm Coleman: Address growing financial needs of America�s seniors. Norm Coleman: Individual retirement accounts as part of comprehensive plan. Saxby Chambliss: No change warranted for �Notch Babies� benefits. Saxby Chambliss: No change needed for senior CPI adjustment. Saxby Chambliss: Allow younger workers voluntary personal retirement accounts. Scott Kleeb: Supports COLA reform and Notch reform. Scott Kleeb: Privatization only serves Wall Street, not Main Street. Steven Larrick: Supports COLA reform and Notch reform. Steven Larrick: Raise upper limit of taxable income, for long-term solvency. Ted Stevens: Support Notch Reform as part of broader reform package. Ted Stevens: Support COLA Reform as part of broader reform package. Ted Stevens: Incentives for individuals to save for their own retirements. Tom Allen: Cosponsored the Notch Fairness Act, fairness to notch babies. Tom Allen: Adjust cost-of-living to take care of seniors. Tom Allen: GOP raided trust fund to provide tax breaks for millionaires. Vivian Davis Figures: Ensure that Notch Babies are not left behind. Vivian Davis Figures: Adjust COLA based on senior�s CPI. Vivian Davis Figures: Improve system solvency without reducing future benefits. |
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Tax Reform Steven Larrick: We need a more progressive income tax. |
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