We have been doing great using our voices and sharing our personal stories with elected officials to help AARP continue our important work serving older adults. There are two calls to action at the Federal level awaiting our help:
HR 1230 POWADA (Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act) — Please call our Senators to ask them to vote “aye” on this bill. This one passed the House and went to the senate on the 16th of January and is now in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Don’t forget to urge Senators Feinstein and Harris to vote on HR 3 and encourage their Senate colleagues to also support HR 3 with an “aye” vote. The Lower Drug Costs Now Act passed the House in December and now rests in the Senate’s hands. Help make sure this passes!
On the State level, advocacy focus right now remains on the Master Plan for Aging. If you haven’t done this so far, please access the MPS site and submit your ideas and feedback. There is an upgraded website for the MPS: engageCA.org.
Now that both Congress and the State Legislature are back from their recesses, we shall have lots more to talk about in the coming months. That’s all for now. Happy Valentine’s Day.