Tag: Budget
Letter to Budget Committee Chairs on FY2014 Budget
On November 4, 2013, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) sent a letter to U.S. Congressional Budget Committee chairs Patty Murray (D-WA) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) urging specific solutions to strengthen economic recovery and fairly balance the budget.
The letter urges Congress to end the sequester; adopt Fiscal Year 2014 spending bills that protect and strengthen critical non-defence discretionary programs; and to protect current and future Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
LCAO Letter regarding Shutdown and Debt Ceiling
LCAO sent a letter to Democratic and Republican House and Senate Leaders providing guidelines for a clean Continuing Resolution and for raising the debt ceiling.
LCAO Issue Brief on Medicare Physican Payment Reform Principles
Issue Brief articulating LCAO principles for Medicare physician payment reform, including proposals for a permanent sustainable growth rate (SGR) fix.
Press Release re: FY14 Budget Request Response
Press release regarding LCAO letter to the President in response to the Fiscal Year 2014 budget request.
LCAO Response to FY2014 Budget Request
Chair Letter to the President responding to the FY 2014 Budget Request
Letter to Congress re: March Budget Debates
Letter to Congress letter regarding the upcoming budget debates, including the FY14 budget resolution deliberations. LCAO remains opposed to the level of nondefense discretionary cuts in the sequester and calls for any future deficit reduction to be balanced, protect vulnerable Americans and middle class families, and ask more from those best able to contribute toward deficit reduction. Specifically, LCAO calls for:
1. A Balanced Approach that Includes Revenues
2. No Harm to Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
3. Protecting the Promise of Social Security
LCAO Senate Letter on Sequester
LCAO Chair Letter to the Senate urging replacement of the sequester with a balanced approach to deficit reduction, and expressing support for the American Family Economic Protection Act
Press Release re: LCAO Budget Principles
December 13, 2012
Press release regarding transmittal of LCAO Budget Principles to the President and Congress for consideration during year-end budget negotiations (“fiscal cliff”).
Letter to President re: Budget Principles
December 13, 2012
Chair’s letter to President conveying LCAO Budget Principles related to year-end budget debate (“fiscal cliff”).