Health Insurance Crisis is Hitting 50-64 Age Group HardSenate and House Pass Needed National Service Legislation
Senate and House Pass Needed National Service Legislation
AARP Tracks “Key Vote” on Government Watch for 40
Million Members;
Senators Carper and Kaufman and Rep. Castle Vote "Yes"
on Serve America Act
Wilmington
, March 30 – AARP today applauded the House of
Representatives for passing the Serve America Act—a bill that
will strengthen and expand civic engagement and volunteer
opportunities for people of all ages. Designated as a “key
vote” by AARP on behalf of its 40 million members, each
senator’s vote is posted on AARP’s Government Watch site
(www.aarp.org/governmentwatch) so individuals across the nation can
see how their legislators voted on this important bill. The House
approved the Act after the Senate voted "yes" on March 26.
Brian Posey, Associate State
Director for Advocacy for AARP Delaware released the following
statement today:
“AARP members stand
ready to give, and offer a lifetime of acquired skills to meet a range
of community needs. The Serve America Act will help provide the
additional service opportunities people age 50+ are looking for.”
He also noted that Delaware
holds a volunteer rate of more than 25 percent. Also, the number
of boomers and older Americans who express a desire to volunteer is
growing both locally and nationally.
Below is the key vote
summary of how Delaware
’s elected officials voted on the Serve America Act,
which can also be found at www.aarp.org/governmentwatch:
Elected Official
|
VOTED YES TO PASS SERVE AMERICA ACT
|
VOTED NO ON SERVE AMERICA ACT
|
Carper, Thomas
|
XXXXXXXXX
| |
Kaufman, Ted
|
XXXXXXXXX
| |
Mike Castle
|
XXXXXXXXX
| |
A recent letter from AARP CEO
Bill Novelli to Senate and House leadership outlines the most
important issues for older Americans in this legislation:
- This legislation will strengthen and expand civic engagement and volunteer opportunities to include social services, environment, health, caregiving, nurturing, mentoring, intergenerational solutions, education, economic development and community development.
- AARP is pleased that the bill will improve service opportunities for persons age 50+ so that they can apply a lifetime of acquired skills to help remedy a range of identified service needs. AARP encourages expanding volunteer service for older persons by allowing older volunteers to occupy important decision-making roles.
- We are also supportive of the provisions that improve the capacity of non-profit, service and philanthropic organizations to recruit, manage and apply volunteer skills to identified service needs in this period of economic recession and lower charitable giving.
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