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AARP North Carolina excels as a dynamic presence in communities all across North Carolina, where there are nearly 1.1 million AARP members. We?re proud to be a resource for members who want to make a difference in their communities. In fact, volunteers are the heart of AARP, since it?s because of them that our programs are successful. In North Carolina, AARP volunteers provide free tax return help to thousands and teach older drivers how to keep their skills sharp as they age. They provide help and support to family caregivers, speak to business leaders on older workforce issues, encourage healthy physical activity and offer their communities information and education on consumer fraud. Our advocacy volunteers speak out on behalf of North Carolina?s most frail and vulnerable citizens at the General Assembly and stay in close contact in legislators? home districts. And in our state and across the country, AARP is mobilizing grassroots support for reforms in health care and financial security through its Divided We Fail campaign

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AARP Disappointed By Senate Prescription Drug Vote

 

The U.S. Senate has rejected an amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would help make prescription drugs more affordable by allowing for the safe and legal importation of lower priced drugs from abroad. The bipartisan amendment, endorsed by AARP and sponsored by Senators Dorgan, Snowe, McCain, Grassley and Stabenow, would have improved competition and helped to bring down the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs.
 
The Senate also rejected a second prescription drug importation amendment sponsored by Sen. Lautenberg, which would have created an unnecessary roadblock for prescription drug importation. In a move designed to block importation, the amendment prohibited importation of prescription drugs unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services can certify that it is safe to do so. Despite the fact that safety provisions are already built into the AARP-endorsed Dorgan-Snowe amendment, this version was designed to create administrative hurdles to effectively prevent importation.
 

NORTH CAROLINA
VOTED YES ON RX IMPORTATION AMENDMENT TO LOWER DRUG COSTS
VOTED NO ON RX IMPORTATION AMENDMENT TO LOWER DRUG COSTS
Burr, Richard
 
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Hagan, Kay
 
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*Did not vote
** How a legislator votes on issues is only one factor in evaluating his or her legislative performance, which should also include such things as constituency services and committee work.
 

NORTH CAROLINA
VOTED YES ON AMENDMENT TO BLOCK LOWER-COST RX DRUGS
VOTED NO ON AMENDMENT TO BLOCK LOWER-COST RX DRUGS
Burr, Richard
                        X
 
Hagan, Kay
                        X
 

*Did not vote
** How a legislator votes on issues is only one factor in evaluating his or her legislative performance, which should also include such things as constituency services and committee work.
 
 
 “AARP is deeply disappointed that Senators Burr and Hagan voted tonight for continuing the status quo and against lower prescription drug prices for their constituents,” said AARP North Carolina state director Bob Jackson. “With brand name drug prices rising at alarming rates, we hope they will further review the negative impact on the people of North Carolina and reconsider their position.”
 
Making prescription drugs more affordable has long been one of AARP’s top priorities. The Dorgan-Snowe-McCain-Grassley-Stabenow importation amendment would have been a first step toward lowering the cost of medications in this country. AARP will continue to fight for this amendment and against the unnecessary roadblocks that could prevent its implementation.
 
AARP notified the 111th Congress that it was tracking roll call votes on key legislation important to its nearly 40 million members and reporting the outcomes of these votes back to its members and all older Americans. “When Americans understand the issues and where their lawmakers stand, they can make smart decisions. AARP will be there to give our members, as well as all Americans, the most accurate information we can,” Jackson concluded.
 
AARP members and all older Americans can see how their representatives voted on health care reform by going to www.aarp.org/governmentwatch . AARP’s Government Watch is a one-stop online portal that will be tracking and publicizing every designated key vote on issues facing Americans age 50-plus. A “Key Vote Summary” highlighting votes on these issues will be published at the end of each congressional session.
Added: December 16, 2009
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