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U.S. Senate Special
Committee on Aging
G31 Dirksen Senate
Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5364
Fax: 202-224-8660
mailbox@aging.senate.gov

Welcome to our website!

As Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, I look forward to continuing to work for you during the second session of the 108th Congress during 2004.

We have just passed historic improvements to Medicare and added a much needed prescription drug benefit. Now we must turn our focus on strengthening Social Security, examining ways to improve the Older Americans Act, and continue our work on long-term care, just to name a few. I hope you will return here often!

10/08/04 - T.V. - Radio Stations: CHAIRMAN LARRY CRAIG AUDIO - VIDEO FEED ON THE FLU VACCINE

(Washington, DC) A satellite news feed of Sen. Larry Craig’s comments today on the flu vaccine situa... (more)

10/07/04 - CRAIG HONORS POST FALLS IDAHO SENIOR

(Washington, DC) A 68-year-old woman from Post Falls, Idaho, has been honored by Sen. Larry Craig as... (more)

10/07/04 - IDAHO TO HOST THREE LISTENING SESSIONS FOR WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING

(Washington, DC) Three listening sessions concerning next year’s White House Conference on Aging wil... (more)

10/06/04 - AUDIO/VIDEO - WASHINGTON REPORT REVIEWS MANDATORY RETIREMENT RULES FOR PILOTS AND OTHERS

(Washington, DC) Recent news reports have hailed the achievement of SpaceShipOne, the first civilian... (more)

Link - WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING

Link - Seniors, for help with your taxes, click HERE

Link - Sen. Craig's Medicare Health Conference, held in February in Boise, Idaho

Link - MEDICARE DRUG DISCOUNT CARD TIP SHEET

PDF - Majority staff analysis of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security

Video - To watch a video about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, click "HERE."

PDF - CBO report -- Long-Term Analysis of Plan 2 of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security

Link - CBO Report -- How Pension Financing Affects Returns to Different Generations

Link - CBO Report -- Administrative Costs of Private Accounts in Social Security

PDF - CBO report -- A Detailed Description of CBO's Cost Estimate for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

PDF - GOA report -- GUARDIANSHIPS: Collaboration Needed to Protect Incapacitated Elderly People

Link - GAO Report -- Transportation-Disadvantaged Seniors: Efforts to Enhance Senior Mobility Could Benefit from Additional Guidance and Information

PDF - GAO Report -- Social Security: Reform Proposals Could Have a Variety of Effects on Distribution of Benefits and Payroll Taxes

Link - GAO Report -- SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Administrative Costs for Individual Accounts Depend on System Design

PDF - GAO Report -- NURSING HOME FIRE SAFETY -- Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight

PDF - GAO Report -- Internet Pharmacies: Some Pose Safety Risks for Consumers

10/13/04 - Medicare distributes $2.5 million for long-term care counseling

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. today a... (more)

10/12/04 - CDC, Aventis Pasteur Announce Allocation Plan to Address Influenza Vaccine Shortages

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Aventis Pasteur announced today the first p... (more)

10/06/04 - CARING FOR OUR VETERANS

They are grandparents, parents, neighbors and even children and grandchildren. They are in every co... (more)

10/06/04 - HHS Statement Regarding Chiron Flu Vaccine

Clearly, the loss of the Chiron flu vaccine poses a serious challenge to our vaccine supply for the ... (more)