LCAO - Candidates Speak Out On Senior Issues

Candidates Speak Out On Senior Issues

In order to better inform the millions of older Americans represented by LCAO member organizations, a survey questionnaire was developed to solicit the views of presidential candidates from the two major political parties*. The survey addresses six issue areas in which LCAO has been involved historically: health, income security, long-term care, community services, federal rights, and taxes. The survey was written and circulated prior to passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug legislation and the end of the 2003 Session of the 108th Congress.

Candidate responses are being published verbatim and are posted as received commencing with the established deadline of December 15, 2003. Responses from some candidates remain pending and are so noted.

It is the intention of the LCAO that member organizations, seniors, the public at large, and the press will take note of the policy statements of the candidates in order to better inform themselves and others of the issues. The LCAO thanks all involved in the campaigns of the various candidates for their cooperation in this important effort to inform America’s fastest growing resource: our seniors.

*Invited to respond were those Democratic candidates who had been invited to participate in the various pre-primary debates and President Bush, who has already announced his intentions to seek reelection..

Survey Questions

Responses by Issue:

Health
Medicaid
Medicare Prescription Drugs
Medicare
Income Security
Social Security
Pensions
Long-Term Care
Community Services
Older Americans Act
Social Services Block Grant
Senior Employment Program
Senior Volunteer Programs
Housing
Transportation
Federal Rights
Taxes

Responses by Candidate: (click candidate photo to read response)
President George Bush	Carol Moseley Braun*
Wesley Clark*	Howard Dean*
John Edwards*	Richard Gephardt*
John F. Kerry	Dennis Kucinich
Joseph Lieberman*	Al Sharpton*
* Braun withdrew from the race 1/15/04 Gephardt withdrew from the race 1/20/04 Lieberman withdrew from the race 2/4/04 Clark withdrew from the race 2/11/04 Dean withdrew from the race 2/18/04 Edwards withdrew from the race 3/4/04 Sharpton withdrew from the race 3/15/04 Download Candidate Responses: CandidatesSpeakOut_LCAO.pdf (459K) CandidatesSpeakOut_LCAO.doc (386K) ** Note: These are large files. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF files.