Advocacy

AARP PA recently joined with the PA Utility Law Project to file a friend of the court brief in a lawsuit opposing the state Public Utility Commission’s decision allowing a Pike County electricity provider to purchase power for its default service program exclusively on the short–term spot market.

The PA General Assembly adjourned for the year without voting on H.B. 2191 which would have allowed payday lenders to issue short-term loans with annual percentage rates over 300%. That means lawmakers will have to start from scratch when the new legislative session begins in January.

AARP launched You’ve Earned a Say< http://www.earnedasay.org/> back in March, and PA residents have not been shy about entering the national conversation about how to protect Medicare and Social Security for today’s seniors and strengthen them for future generations. So far the You’ve Earned a Say has engaged over 3 million people nationwide.