Chair’s Letter to several committee chairs, showcasing LCAO’s support for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Issue Area: Community Services
LCAO January 2024 Chair’s Letter on Medicare Low-Income Outreach
Chair’s Letter to Senate and House Leadership, urging Congress to extend funding for Medicare low-income beneficiary outreach and enrollment efforts.
LCAO Dec 2023 Chair’s Letter on Opposition to Fiscal Commission
Chair’s Letter to Congress, strongly opposing the creation of a fiscal commission and urging policies that strengthen earned benefits instead.
LCAO Oct 2024 Chair’s Letter to DPC on ACL Interagency Coordinating Committee
Chair’s Letter to Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Biden, urging the administration to give priority to supporting the development of a national policy framework on aging that features the perspectives of older adults from across the nation.
Chair’s Letter on Debt Limit
Chair’s Letter to Congressional leadership urging that Congress to pass a clean debt limit increase. Benefits and services crucial for aging with health and independence such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act services, Elder Justice Act protections, and housing, food, transportation, and utility assistance should not be threatened.
Chair’s Letter on Administration Vacancies
Chair’s Letter to the Administration calling for filling the leadership vacancies within the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Administration for Community Living (ACL).
Chair’s Letter on 2022 Lame Duck Session
As Congress convenes for the 2022 lame duck session, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) reinforces its top priorities in the areas of appropriations and community services, health, income security, and lifting the debt ceiling, with a Chair’s Letter to House and Senate leadership.
Chair’s Letter on Final FY23 Labor-HHS Appropriations
As Congress convenes for the 2022 lame duck session, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) reinforces its common FY23 appropriations priorities and advocates for Health and Human Services and Labor Department and related agencies investments in programs and services for older adults with a Chair’s Letter to House and Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies leadership.
Chair’s Letter on Final FY23 THUD Appropriations
As Congress convenes for the 2022 lame duck session, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) reinforces its common FY23 appropriations priorities and advocates for Housing and Urban Development Department investments in programs and services for older adults with a Chair’s Letter to House and Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies leadership.
Chair’s Letter on FY23 Budget and Appropriations
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) is a coalition of national nonprofit organizations concerned with the well-being of America’s older population and committed to representing their interests in policy-making arenas. Many of the federal programs under the jurisdiction of your Appropriations Subcommittees are critical to helping millions of older adults age with dignity, health, and independence in their homes and communities and providing vital support to their family caregivers.