AARP Washington

Newly-elected Washington State Governor Jay Inslee sat down in Olympia with AARP Washington volunteers and staff to participate in a state-wide Teletown Hall telephone conference yesterday. Approximately 14,500 AARP members listened in on the call and several had the opportunity to ask a question of our new governor. The discussion was informal and wide-ranging, covering topics from healthcare to transportation. If you missed it, you can listen to a recording of the call by clicking here.

AARP's Chief Executive Officer A. Barry Rand has written a letter to our national Senators encouraging them to protect seniors on vital issues like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act.

Some in W ashington are pushing a budget proposal that would cut Social Security benefits by $112 billion over the next 10 years. It’s called “chained CPI” - a proposal that would cut the yearly cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security, leaving seniors struggling to keep up with the rising cost of utilities, health care and prescription drugs. As seniors get older, it would only get worse because the cuts would start now and get bigger every year. Washington should focus on finding responsible ways to address our nation’s budget challenges, not cutting Social Security to reduce the deficit. Americans have earned their benefits and they deserve a separate conversation about how to protect Social Security for today’s seniors and strengthen the program for future generations.

For Immediate Release: February 27, 2103

Think you’re too smart to fall for a scam? That’s just what the cons are counting on.

Medicaid Expansion is hot topic in Olympia these days. AARP is supporting Medicaid Expansion for people in our state.

Join AARP and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles on February 16th and 17th for the 114th Annual Golden Dragon Parade celebrating the Chinese New Year. The day of the Lunar New Year is the most celebrated holiday of the year for nearly 1.5 million people of Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese descent living in Southern California.

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