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• Sen. Cullerton: Close Corporate Tax Loopholes!

  May 23, 2013: We can end the giveaways that let corporations skip paying their fair share by hiding profits overseas. It’s more important than ever—today, while lawmakers at the State Capitol are talking about harmful budget cuts, the New Y Read More >

• Tell Your U.S. Representative to Co-Sponsor the Resolution Opposing the Chained CPI

  April 16, 2013: Today, Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced a bill that opposes the use of the Chained CPI to calculate COLAs for Social Security benefits. Please ask your Member of Congress to co-sponsor this bill. Please do your Read More >

• Tell President Obama: Social Security COLA cut chains seniors to poorer life

  April 08, 2013: The President plans to include a major Social Security benefit cut in his budget proposal that will be released on Wednesday. The chained CPI will cut the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for current and future retirees. Click Read More >

• Save home care services NOW

  March 25, 2013: On March 15th, the Illinois Department on Aging ran out of funding for the Community Care Program. More than 80,000 seniors in Illinois depend on a Community Care home care provider to help them live independently. Call your st Read More >

• Tell Your U.S. Senators to Stop the Sequester Today!

  February 26, 2013: Unless Congress acts this week, drastic automatic spending cuts, known as the sequester, will go into effect.  Programs vital to seniors like Meals on Wheels, cutting edge medical research, and food safety inspections would be se Read More >

• In Fiscal Cliff Delay, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Remain at Risk

  January 02, 2013: The fiscal cliff deal passed by Congress last night is a breakthrough in beginning to restore tax fairness. It raises over $700 billion over 10 years by ending the Bush tax cuts for families making over $450,000 a year. The deal d Read More >