Advocacy

With Week 5 in the books, we have officially reached the halfway point of the 2025 South Dakota legislative session. Lawmakers wrapped up Legislative Day 21 this week, and the session ends on Legislative Day 38.

AARP Virginia will once again sponsor The People’s Debate in 2025 for this year’s gubernatorial election.

New AARP research also shows majority of residents are more likely to support candidates who endorse a family caregiver tax credit

Bipartisan legislation backed by AARP Texas would expand healthcare access by allowing nurse practitioners to provide care to the full extent of their licensure and training.

Few things are as deeply woven into the fabric of our nation as Social Security. For over eight decades, this bedrock program has offered economic security and dignity to millions of retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving spouses and children. It is a sacred promise between the government and the American people who pay in and earn their Social Security over a lifetime of hard work.

67 million Americans receive benefits that they have earned

Few things are as deeply woven into the fabric of our nation as Social Security. For over eight decades, this bedrock program has offered economic security and dignity to millions of retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving spouses and children. It is a sacred promise between the government and the American people who pay in and earn their Social Security over a lifetime of hard work.

Social Security is your money. You paid into it. If you have questions, AARP can help. Learn more about Social Security, its future and what the new administration is telling AARP.

Caregiving, fraud, broadband access and efforts to address food insecurity highlight legislative platform

We’re giving Congress 100+ reasons to prioritize a tax credit for family caregivers in the first 100 days of the new presidency. Add your reason to the list. We’ll share your reasons with Congress so that they understand what family caregivers experience day-in and day-out as they care for their loved ones.