Seniors
Social Security and Medicare are a promise that we’ve made to America’s seniors – if you work hard and play by the rules, affordable health care and the dignity of a secure retirement will be within your reach. In order to keep this promise, we need to keep Medicare and Social Security fully funded and combat any attempts to privatize or defund them. We should look for commonsense, bipartisan ways to strengthen Medicare and Social Security while shoring workers’ pensions – and stop putting the retirement of millions of Americans in danger.
Throughout my time in Congress, I have been proud to support efforts to strengthen these critical programs. I cosponsored the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, which would establish a loan program to help shore up seniors’ access to pensions. I was also proud to include pension stabilization for more than 1 million Americans in the American Rescue Plan.
Our seniors work their entire lives to be able to retire with dignity and without fear of poverty, and it is critical that Congress ensure that our seniors are supported.
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WEST ST. PAUL – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced new legislation to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors.
WASHINGTON, DC – As part of her work to strengthen Social Security, U.S. Representative Angie Craig is pushing to pass the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act.
BURNSVILLE, MN – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig was awarded the HERO Award by Minnesota's Alliance of Retired Americans for her perfect Congressional voting record on the issues most critical to Minnesotan seniors, such as strengthening and maintaining Social Security and Medicare.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced the You Earned It, You Keep It Act, which would repeal federal taxes on Social Security benefits for retirees across the country. Over the past year, inflationary pressures have stretched the already limited budgets of many retired Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Angie Craig's legislation that would cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 per month, lowering drug costs for hardworking families who are currently paying high costs for insulin and other diabetic treatments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led more than 30 of her colleagues in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider a 14.5% increase in Medicare Part B premiums in 2022.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Angie Craig released the following statement following House passage of the Build Back Better Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) Gwen Moore, (WI-04), Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced legislation that would use savings from Medicare prescription drug negotiations to lower Medicare Part D costs for low-income seniors.
Today, Rep. Angie Craig hosted a roundtable with senior housing experts and advocates across Minnesota's Second Congressional District focused on the support needed for adequate, affordable senior housing.
Yesterday, Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02) and Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Stop Coronavirus Scams Act in a bipartisan effort to crack down on the rising number of scams occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic.