National Committee To Preserve Social Security And Medicare

THE MISSION OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE BENEFITS TO ALL COMMUNITIES AND GENERATIONS.

LEGISLATION: WHILE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RELIEF CONTINUED TO BE A TOP LEGISLATIVE ISSUE FOR THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA DURING THE FISCAL YEAR PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE BILLS TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES, EXTEND SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SOLVENCY AND IMPROVE BENEFITS AND INCREASE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING FOR OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROGRAMS AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. SENIORS HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST HIT BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. ABOUT 800,000 OF THE ONE MILLION DEATHS FROM COVID IN THE U.S. HAVE BEEN IN ADULTS 65 YEARS OLD AND OLDER. TO FOLLOW ARE THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S MAIN LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR: ADVANCING BUDGET RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE "BUILD BACK BETTER ACT"): - ON NOVEMBER, 19, 2021, THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED H.R. 5376, THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT. THE BILL INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL COMMITTEE PRIORITIES: - ADDED HEARING AIDS COVERAGE TO MEDICARE. - ESTABLISHED A MEDICARE DRUG NEGOTIATION PROGRAM. - PLACED $2,000 CAP ON MEDICARE PART D OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR SENIORS. - CAPPED MEDICARE BENEFICIARY OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR INSULIN AT $35 A MONTH. - PROVIDED $150 BILLION FOR MEDICAID HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, INCLUDING AN INCREASE IN PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT RATES, MADE PERMANENT THE MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON AND THE SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STATES FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. - PERSUADED KEY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO REJECT A PROPOSAL TO MEANS TEST NEW BENEFITS - LIKE HEARING COVERAGE. ENACTMENT OF DEBT LIMIT INCREASES TO PREVENT A GOVERNMENT DEFAULT WHICH WOULD HAVE STOP PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE BENEFITS: - ON DECEMBER 16, 2021, PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED INTO LAW S.J. RES. 33 WHICH RAISED THE STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT BY $2.5 TRILLION. AS A RESULT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT DEFAULT ON ITS OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING THE REDEMPTION OF TREASURY SECURITIES IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST FUNDS THAT ARE USED TO PAY BENEFITS. - ON OCTOBER 14, 2021, PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED INTO LAW S. 1301 WHICH INCLUDED A SHORT-TERM $480 BILLION INCREASE IN THE STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT. PREVENTED THE ENACTMENT OF S. 1295, THE "TIME TO RESCUE UNITED STATES TRUSTS ACT OF 2021THE TRUST ACT OF 2021. - ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021, BY A VOTE OF 71-29, THE SENATE APPROVED SENATOR MITT ROMNEY'S (R-UT) AMENDMENT (S. AMDT. 803) TO S. CON. RES. 5, THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET RESOLUTION WHICH CREATED A "RESERVE FUND" ALLOWING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE TRUST ACT. THE TRUST ACT WOULD HAVE CREATED A COMMISSION AND EXPEDITED LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THAT WOULD HAVE LIKELY RESULTED IN BENEFIT CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. WHAT WAS SURPRISING ABOUT THIS VOTE IS 20 DEMOCRATS AND ONE INDEPENDENT SENATORS VOTED FOR THE TRUST ACT AMENDMENT. DUE TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS TO EDUCATE SENATORS ABOUT HOW THE TRUST ACT COULD REDUCE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE BENEFITS, SENATOR ROMNEY MADE NO OTHER ATTEMPTS TO PASS HIS LEGISLATION AND IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN BUDGET RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION. PERSUADED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO LIMIT MEDICARE COVERAGE OF THE ALZHEIMER'S DRUG, ADUHELM. - ABOUT HALF OF THE LARGE $21 INCREASE IN THE 2022 MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM WAS DRIVEN BY THE POTENTIAL APPROVAL FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE OF THE ALZHEIMER'S DRUG, ADUHELM. THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) FACTORED IN THE $56,000 COST OF ADUHELM INTO THE PART B PREMIUM INCREASE DESPITE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT THE DRUG IS NOT SAFE OR EFFECTIVE. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE, WORKING IN COALITION WITH OTHER GROUPS REPRESENTING SENIORS, PERSUADED CMS TO LIMIT THE ADUHELM COVERAGE TO USE IN CLINICAL TRIALS. WHILE THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE HAD URGED PRESIDENT BIDEN TO MAKE A MIDYEAR REDUCTION IN THE PART B PREMIUM DUE TO THE DECISION TO LIMIT THE DRUG'S COVERAGE, CMS INSTEAD CHOSE TO APPLY THE SAVINGS TO THE 2023 PREMIUM. BUILT SUPPORT FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AND THE FULL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE H.R. 5723, THE "SOCIAL SECURITY 2100: A SACRED TRUST ACT": - DEVOTED CONSIDERABLE ADVOCACY RESOURCES TO ADVANCING H.R. 5723 IN THE HOUSE THROUGH TESTIMONY TO THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, MEETINGS WITH KEY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT THE BILL, BUILDING A BROAD COALITION OF ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5723 AND MOBILIZING THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S GRASSROOTS MEMBERS TO URGE THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO COSPONSOR AND VOTE FOR THE BILL. THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AND FULL HOUSE CONSIDERATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 2100: A SACRED TRUST ACT IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S 2023 FISCAL YEAR. BUILT A COALITION OF MEDICARE BENEFICIARY GROUPS TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES THAT THE MEDICARE DIRECT CONTRACTING/REACH ACO DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM WILL RESULT IN THE PRIVATIZATION OF MEDICARE: - THE PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM (PNHP), A GROUP OF DOCTORS THAT SUPPORT CREATING A SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES, HAS CALLED THE DIRECT CONTRACTING MODEL (ALSO KNOWN AS "REACH ACOS") AN ATTEMPT TO PRIVATIZE MEDICARE AND PETITIONED THE HHS TO END DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE GATHERED A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRIMARILY REPRESENT MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES TO MEET REGULARLY WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO INVESTIGATE PNHP'S ALLEGATIONS AND TO PRESS FOR SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE THAT DIRECT CONTRACTING ENTITIES DO NOT COMPROMISE PATIENT CARE THE COALITION HAS APPROACHED THIS ISSUE BY EMBRACING THE MISSION OF ACOS TO IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION AND THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS WHILE SCRUTINIZING THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE INSURERS AND OTHER INVESTOR BACKED COMPANIES IN THE MODEL. THE WORK OF THIS SPECIAL COALITION IS ONGOING IN THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S 2023 FISCAL YEAR. COALITIONS DURING ALL OF FY 2021, NATIONAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENT AND CEO MAX RICHTMAN CHAIRED THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF AGING ORGANIZATIONS (LCAO), A COALITION OF 69 NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA'S OLDER POPULATION AND COMMITTED TO REPRESENTING THEIR INTERESTS IN THE POLICY-MAKING ARENA. FIVE OF LCAO'S MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TAKE TURNS CHAIRING THE COALITION. THE GAVEL WAS PASSED FROM DEBRA WHITMAN WITH AARP TO MAX RICHTMAN AT LCAO'S MONTHLY MEETING ON JUNE 3, 2020. DURING MAX RICHTMAN'S TERM AS CHAIR, LCAO WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING CONGRESS TO APPRECIATE THAT OLDER AMERICANS WERE THE GROUP HIT THE HARDEST BY THE PANDEMIC. MANY OF OUR COALITION PRIORITIES WERE INCLUDED IN COVID RELIEF LEGISLATION. IN ADDITION, LCAO WEATHERED THE STORMS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PROPOSALS TO ELIMINATE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE PAYROLL TAXES, BLOCK GRANT MEDICAID, REPEAL THE ACA AND CUT SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS. WITH A FRIENDLY PRESIDENT AND NEW CONGRESS, LCAO HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MILLIONS OF AMERICANS BY ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF ALLOWING MEDICARE TO NEGOTIATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES, MAKING MEDICARE BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND IMPROVING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND SOLVENCY. MAX CHAIRED NINE MEETINGS DURING THE NC'S FISCAL YEAR. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THEIR STAFF, POLICY EXPERTS, CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS, POLLSTERS, BIDEN TRANSITION TEAM STAFF AND KEY WHITE HOUSE PERSONNEL SPEAK AT LCAO'S MONTHLY FULL COUNCIL MEETINGS: - CONGRESSMAN FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ): CHAIRMAN, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE. - VALERIE JARRETT: SENIOR ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA. - HEATHER BOOTH: DIRECTOR OF PROGRESSIVE AND SENIOR OUTREACH FOR BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT - MARK STEPHENSON: LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM - JONATHAN VOSS: PARTNER, LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS. - WENDELL PRIMUS: SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR TO HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA). - CONGRESSMAN LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TX): CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. - DANIELLE CARNIVAL AND JON BLUM: MEMBERS, BIDEN-HARRIS TRANSITION TEAM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. - JIM FIRMAN: CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, BELLAGE, INC. - HEATHER PAGANO: CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIANISM ADVISOR WITH DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS. - ELLA WATSON-STRYKER: HUMANITARIAN REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS. - TOM KLOUDA: SENIOR DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR FOR SENATOR RON WYDEN (D-OR) ON THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. - SARAH LAVEN JONES: SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR TO CONGRESSMAN LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TX). - BILL DAUSTER: CHIEF COUNCIL, SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET. - CONGRESSMAN DAVID CICILLINE (D-RI). - CONGRESSMAN RICHARD NEAL (D-MA): CHAIRMAN, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. - SENATOR SHERROD BROWN (D-OH): CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. - SENATOR BOB CASEY (D-PA): CHAIRMAN, SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING. - CONGRESSMAN JOHN LARSON (D-CT): CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SO

EDUCATION: MEDIA INTERVIEWS: MEDIA INTERVIEWS: GRP STAFF WERE INTERVIEWED BY WKXL RADIO IN CONCORD, NH (TWICE); MODERN HEALTHCARE IN CHICAGO; WCAX TV IN BURLINGTON, VT (TWICE); WOLB RADIO IN BALTIMORE; WVMT IN BURLINGTON, VT; KPFA RADIO IN BERKELEY, CA; WSYR RADIO IN SYRACUSE, NY; INVESTOR ADVISOR IN SHREWSBURY, NJ; MARKETWATCH IN NEW YORK CITY; AND KSRO RADIO IN SANTA ROSA, CA. VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE HELD MONTHLY VOLUNTEER CALLS WITH ACTIVISTS, DRAFTED AND DISTRIBUTED GRASSROOTS WEEKLY UPDATES TO INFORM VOLUNTEERS, AND RESPONDED TO VOLUNTEER REQUESTS FOR MATERIALS, LITERATURE, AND INFORMATION TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT. CAPITOL ACTION TEAM (CATS) EVENTS (THE CATS ARE A GROUP OF DC-BASED NATIONAL COMMITTEE ACTIVISTS THAT REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN RALLIES AND MEDIA EVENTS ON CAPITOL HILL AND THE DC METROPOLITAN AREA). WHILE THERE WERE NO IN PERSON EVENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CATS TO PARTICIPATE, WE KEPT IN TOUCH WITH THEM TO ENSURE THE GROUP STAYED TOGETHER FOR WHEN IN PERSON EVENTS WOULD RESUME. WORKED WITH NCPSSM VOLUNTEERS AND ACTIVISTS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO CALL, EMAIL AND VISIT THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO URGE THEM TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL SECURITY 2100 ACT, OPPOSE THE TRUST ACT, AND LOBBY AGAINST ANY PAYROLL TAX CUT IN THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF LEGISLATION. OUR NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS HELD GRASSROOTS EVENTS AND PERFORMED COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, FLORIDA, COLORADO, AND CALIFORNIA. POLICY PAPERS NATIONAL COMMITTEE POLICY PAPERS (EXCLUDING UPDATES OF THE LARGE VOLUME OF EXISTING DOCUMENTS): - APRIL 2020: PROTECTING SENIORS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC; ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT; CUTTING THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE PAYROLL TAX: A TERRIBLE IDEA. - MAY 2020: SUMMARY OF KEY PROVISIONS IN THE HOUSE-PASSED HEROES ACT. - JUNE 2020: OVERTURNING THE ACA WOULD HARM MEDICARE; STATEMENT FROM MAX RICHTMAN ON RACIAL INJUSTICE. - SEPTEMBER 2020: THE CPI-E: A BETTER OPTION FOR CALCULATING SOCIAL SECURITY COLAS. - OCTOBER 2020: VIEWPOINT: BIDEN PLAN: NEW HEALTH COVERAGE OPTIONS FOR NEAR SENIORS. - FEBRUARY 2021: LEGISLATIVE AGENDA 2021. - MARCH 2021: THE IMPORTANCE OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS TO SENIORS; AS WE NEAR A HALF CENTURY OF SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS, A HEALTHY HELPING OF GRATITUDE; PARENTS DEPEND ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR THEIR CHILDREN; WHAT WOULD BOOSTING THE MINIMUM WAGE MEAN FOR SENIORS. CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS NATIONAL COMMITTEE MET VIRTUALLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND/OR THEIR STAFF: - SPECIAL SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGING DEMOCRATIC STAFF: MET NEARLY MONTHLY WITH THE COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC DIRECTOR AND HER COLLEAGUES ALONG WITH OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF AGING ORGANIZATION CHAIRING ORGANIZATIONS. - APRIL 2020: MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE BEN MCADAMS (D-UT), AND THE DEMOCRATIC STAFF OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON WAYS AND MEANS AND THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE RESPECTIVE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEES. - MAY 2020: REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS PAPPUS (D-NH) AND THE DEMOCRATIC STAFF OF THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY. - JUNE 2020: MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LARSON (D-CT) TO DISCUSS ADVANCING SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION. HAD A CALL WITH THE STAFF OF REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL). - JULY 2020: MAX RICHTMAN PARTICIPATED IN A TELE-TOWNHALL MEETING WITH SENATOR KRYSTEN SINEMA (D-AZ) AND OLDER ARIZONANS. MET WITH SENATORS JON TESTER (D-MT) AND AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MN) AND REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (D-FL). MET WITH HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI'S (D-CA) STAFF TO DISCUSS THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S OPPOSITION TO H.R. 4907, THE TRUST ACT. - SEPTEMBER 2020: MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES STEVEN HORSFORD (D-NV), JOHN LARSON (D-CT), RAUL RUIZ (D-CA) AND JAMIE RASKIN (D-MD). - OCTOBER 2020: MAX RICHTMAN PARTICIPATED IN A CALL HELD BY SENATOR BOB CASEY (D-CA) FOR REPORTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO DISCUSS LEGISLATION TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES IN MEDICARE. MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ), SUSIE LEE (D-NV), AND BRIAN HIGGINS (D-NY). - NOVEMBER 2020: MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LARSON AND THE DEMOCRATIC STAFF OF THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY TO DISCUSS STRATEGY FOR ADVANCING A BILL IN THE 117TH CONGRESS TO EXTEND SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY AND IMPROVE BENEFITS. - DECEMBER 2020: MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LARSON. - FEBRUARY 2021: MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LARSON AND SUSAN WILD (D-PA). MET WITH SENATOR GARY PETERS (D-MI) AND THE STAFF OF SENATOR ANGUS KING (I-ME) TO DISCUSS THEIR RESPECTIVE VOTES FOR THE TRUST ACT AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION. CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE WROTE THE FOLLOWING LETTERS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: - APRIL 2020: LETTER REGARDING CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PHASE FOUR; LETTER ENDORSING THE ACCESS ACT; LETTER ENDORSING THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; LETTER SUPPORTING THE BENES ACT. - MAY 2020: LETTER ENDORSING THE LOWER DRUG COSTS FOR SENIORS DURING COVID-19 ACT; LETTER ENDORSING THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS DURING COVID-19 ACT OF 2020; LETTER OPPOSING PROPOSALS TO DEFER OR SUSPEND PAYROLL TAXES; POSTAL SERVICE IS LIFELINE FOR SENIORS. - JUNE 2020: LETTER OPPOSING H.R. 4907 IN CORONAVIRUS RELIEF LEGISLATION; LETTER SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY OMNIBUS EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS (HEROES) ACT. - JULY 2020: LETTER ENDORSING TAXPAYER RESEARCH AND CORONAVIRUS KNOWLEDGE ACT (TRACK ACT); LETTER ENDORSING THE COVID-19 CORRECTION AND EQUITY ACT; LETTER ENDORSING THE PROTECTING SENIORS THROUGH IMMUNIZATION ACT OF 2019; LETTER ENDORSING FAIRNESS FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DURING COVID-19 ACT OF 2020. - AUGUST 2020: LETTER ENDORSING THE DELIVERING FOR AMERICA ACT. - SEPTEMBER 2020: LETTERS TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE ON NCPSSM PRIORITIES IN COVID RELIEF LEGISLATION; LETTER ENDORSING THE SAVE OUR SOCIAL SECURITY NOW ACT. - OCTOBER 2020: LETTER ENDORSING EMERGENCY 3 PERCENT COLA FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES IN 2021; LETTER ENDORSING THE SOCIAL SECURITY COVID-19 CORRECTION AND EQUITY ACT; LETTER ENDORSING FAIRNESS FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DURING COVID-19 ACT OF 2020. - DECEMBER 2020: LETTER TO HOUSE ON LAME DUCK PRIORITIES; LETTER TO SENATOR HIRONO ENDORSING THE SOCIAL SECURITY COVID-19 CORRECTION AND EQUITY ACT. - JANUARY 2021: REQUEST TO HOUSE/SENATE FOR COVID RELIEF FOR SENIORS. - FEBRUARY 2021: COVID HOME & COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES RELIEF ACT OF 2021; LETTER ENDORSING MEDICARE AND HEARING AID COVERAGE ACT OF 2021; LETTER ENDORSING XAVIER BECERRA FOR HHS SECRETARY; LETTER ENDORSING THE MEDICARE ECONOMIC SECURITY SOLUTIONS ACT; LETTER TO SENATE OPPOSING TRUST ACT. - MARCH 2021: LETTER TO HOUSE OPPOSING THE TRUST ACT. - MAY 2021: LETTER TO HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE ON LOWERING COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; ADMINISTRATION APPEALS JUDGES SHOULD NOT DECIDE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY APPEALS CASES. WHITE HOUSE LETTERS THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE WROTE THE FOLLOWING LETTERS TO THE WHITE HOUSE: - APRIL 2020: LETTER TO TREASURY ON CARES ACT REBATES; LETTER OPPOSING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PAYROLL TAX CUT PROPOSAL. - JANUARY 2021: LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN ON IMPROVING SENIOR'S PROGRAMS. - APRIL 2021: LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN ON SENIOR'S PRIORITIES IN 2022 BUDGET. PRIORITIES IN 2022 BUDGET. PRIORITIES IN 2022 BUDGET.