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Rogue Internet Pharmacies Continue to Poison America’s Seniors60 Plus Jim Martin: “Congress must take action NOW to keep seniors from taking poison.”(Alexandria, Virginia) – 60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin, leader of the nation’s largest conservative seniors advocacy group, with 7.1 million supporters, issued a statement today on the dangers of counterfeit online pharmacies selling ineffective and often poisonous drugs, and sounding an alarm for Congress to take action and address this issue immediately. January 19, 2012 | Read more… Obama’s Jobs Laser Blasts Keystone Pipeline to Pieces60 Plus Jim Martin: “The President is killing jobs, strangling U.S. energy independence, and ensuring that working families and especially seniors will pay more to heat their homes and fill-up their cars.”January 18, 2012 | Read more… Senior Citizens Applaud Strong Action Against Internet Piracy(Alexandria, VA) – America’s senior citizens today joined a wide and diverse chorus of business groups and grassroots organizations commending the House Judiciary Committee for its consideration of H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Jim Martin, Chairman of the 60 Plus Association, released the following statement hailing the legislation as a “critical tool to protect America’s intellectual property from Internet theft, both domestically and globally. December 16, 2011 | Read more… White House Opposition to Wyden-Ryan Plan Based on Politics, Not Seniors’ Best InterestsJim Martin, “Obama, AARP mired in political strategy, could care less about solutions.”(Alexandria, Virginia) – Jim Martin, Chairman of the 60 Plus Association, the nation’s largest conservative seniors advocacy group counting over 7 million supporters, today responded to White House and Congressional Democrat opposition to the historic Wyden-Ryan plan on entitlement reform, named for its sponsors, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI). The plan, hailed from both sides of the aisle, protects the current Medicare system and also offers free-market reforms that offer seniors and future retirees options that will lead to lower costs. December 16, 2011 | Read more… Legislation With Potential To Increase Energy Prices on Seniors Could Not Come at a Worse TimeAlexandria, VA – Chairman James L. Martin of the senior advocacy group 60 Plus Association voiced strong opposition today over the proposed funding source for a Congressional jobs bill. The bill’s co-sponsors, Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced the bill in the run-up to the year-end deadline for extending tax cuts enacted by the Obama administration. The Senators call for the elimination of tax credits meant to encourage domestic energy production and job growth as one way to fund the tax extension, a measure that has been summarily rejected by Congress on numerous occasions. December 15, 2011 | Read more… Democrats Determined to Pipeline Jobs and Energy Out of the U.S.Jim Martin, “Getting Democrats to support jobs and lower energy costs is a pipe dream.”(Alexandria, Virginia) – Democrat Senate Leader Harry Reid (NV) has vowed to stonewall a bill passed by the House Tuesday that would extend the payroll tax cut to millions of Americans, and also fast-track the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf region in Texas. December 14, 2011 | Read more… Seniors Want Policy, Not Politics: Special Interest Delay of the Keystone XL Pipeline60 Plus Chairman rejects President Obama’s political appeasementAlexandria, VA – Chairman James L. Martin of the senior advocacy group 60 Plus Association joined today a growing chorus of national leaders claiming that politics-as-usual is to blame for postponing approval of the $7 billion Keystone XL project. With U.S. House and Senate legislation forcing a quick decision pending, and a House subcommittee hearing on the project conducted last week, Martin is urging the White House and policymakers on Capitol Hill to approve the pipeline. December 5, 2011 | Read more… |
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