Seniors & Social Security

Release Time: For Immediate Release ------- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Alzheimer's disease tragically robs individuals of their memories and leads to progressive mental and physical impairments.

WASHINGTON – On the 75th anniversary of Social Security being signed into law, President Obama promised that he would protect it from the Republican leaders in Congress who have made privatization a key part of their agenda.

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D.

The President will participate in a national telephone-town hall meeting at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Maryland with senior citizens to discuss new Medicare benefits and protections under the Affordable Care Act and new efforts to combat senior scams and reduce waste, fraud and abuse in advance of the first mailing of the $250 “donut hole” rebate checks, which begin mailing on Thursday. There will be 120 local seniors in attendance, in addition, more than 10,000 seniors across the country will be able to participate in the town hall meeting via phone.

WASHINGTON—On Tuesday morning, June 8, President Barack Obama will participate in a national tele-town hall meeting at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Maryland with senior citizens to discuss the Affordable Care Act and efforts to combat senior scams and fraud in advance of the first mailing of the $250 “donut hole” rebate checks. In addition to attendees at the Senior Center, seniors across the country will be able to participate in the town hall meeting by phone. The President will be joined at the town hall meeting by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and representatives of the following organizations: AARP AFL-CIO AFSCME Retirees Alliance for Retired Americans American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging American Federation of Teachers Program on Retirement and Retirees American Postal Workers Union Retirees Department B’nai B’rith International Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.