The National Council on Aging has a nice summary of these spending changes.

FORBES: The Slow Starvation of Senior Services

Until the end of April, the National Council on Aging and other nonprofit groups are offering free counseling to homeowners regardless of their income.

WSJ: Reverse Mortgages Now Look Cheaper

Harold Sheppard, associate director of the National Council on the Aging, has a one-word description of benefits paid now and all increases that may be necessary to keep those payments abreast of inflation.

CNN: A Debt-Threatened Dream

Harris polls conducted for the National Council on the Aging last year found that 73% of those questioned generally opposed reductions in COLAS.Those responding to a March Gallup poll, however, voted narrowly in favor of lower COLAS as part of a general hold-down on federal spending, 48% to 44%.

CNN: A Debt-Threatened Dream

Currently, Bernie serves on committees including the Chicago Commission Human Relations (CCHR), the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) Board, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) Board, and Council for the Illinois Department on Aging.

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