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Bill Novelli, AARP's CEO, issued the following statement after the President signed into law a bipartisan economic stimulus package passed by Congress last week.
Today, President Bush signed the new economic stimulus rebate program you advocated for into law, but that's not the end of this story.
According to the Washington Post, "In Virginia, exit polls estimated that nearly one-third of registered voters turned out yesterday, a state record in a presidential primary. In the District, nearly three times as many voters cast ballots as in the 2004 primary. Maryland officials, meanwhile,…
You may remember that last year AARP called on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) to fully release the list of the poorest performing nursing homes in the country. We just think that families have a right to know that the care their loved ones receive may be sub-standard.
Today, AARP CEO Bill Novelli, Business Roundtable President John Castellani, SEIU President Andy Stern and NFIB President and CEO Todd Stottlemyer announced that their organizations - which collectively represent more than 53 million Americans and together make up Divided We Fail - would be pushing…
This just in from AARP Virginia State Director Bill Kallio: While AARP staff and members were spreading the Divided We Fail message today, they ran into Governor Tim Kaine who was on his way to vote. The team told him about our efforts to bring bipartisan support to the issues of health care and…
Three weeks ago, Congressional and Administration officials introduced an economic stimulus proposal that would have left out approximately 20 million Americans who depend primarily on Social Security and disabled veterans. Tomorrow, the President is scheduled to sign off on a better plan - one…
Despite sporadic snow flurries in the Beltway and rare winter weather advisories, the local media says turn out is "high" and voters are "enthusiastic" today.
AARP Senior Vice President for Media Relations, Mark Kitchens reported from his Alexandria, VA polling station "Lines were long but my fellow 'Potomac Primary' voters seemed really excited about casting their ballots. Despite more than an hour wait during the morning rush, both rookie and veteran…
AARP's Volunteer Community Coordinator Brenda Kelley-Nelum made today's Washington Post while front and center at the Barack Obama rally at TC Williams High School in Alexandria yesterday. Check out that great red Divided We Fail fleece she's wearing!