Right to Try - February 2018

Health care continues to be a significant issue, even in the wake of the sweeping new billion-dollar prescription drug entitlement signed into law by President Bush last year. While Americans have access to the best health care system in the world, the current third-party payer structure of the health care market has led to significant upward pressure on health care costs, because there are few incentives in the system to contain spending. Both public health care and private health care are in need of serious reform. For many looking to cut costs, purchasing low-cost drugs from Canada or other nations seems like a quick fix for the high price of health care. Unfortunately, re-importing drugs threatens future innovations that can improve the quality of health care in America, while ignoring the more fundamental reforms that are required.

Jackson, WI - Senator Russ Feingold has drawn the line in the sand between himself and the 64% of Americans who want some sort of personal retirement accounts in the Social Security program. At a Feingold "Listening Session," Senator Feingold shot down the possibility of PRA’s, noting that, "[they] would undermine Social Security." In elaboration, his concerns were of lost retirement security; that PRA’s do not provide the safety net that Social Security does.

Jackson, WI - Senator Russ Feingold has drawn the line in the sand between himself and the 64% of Americans who want some sort of personal retirement accounts in the Social Security program. At a Feingold "Listening Session," Senator Feingold shot down the possibility of PRA’s, noting that, "[they] would undermine Social Security." In elaboration, his concerns were of lost retirement security; that PRA’s do not provide the safety net that Social Security does.

Committee cut-off day February 6th The last day to read reports in house of origin, except House and Senate fiscal committees is February 6th. That means that bills that do not pass out of committees by that date, are no longer under consideration this session. There will be a few exemptions made to this rule, but nothing guaranteed.

Too many candidates still have their heads in the sand when it comes to dealing with the Social Security crisis. That's why the CSE and For Our Grandchildren partnership rallied in Dixville Notch during New Hampshire's historic, midnight, first-in-the-nation presidential primary election, challenging the Democrat candidates on Social Security reform.

On Monday, January 26th, CSE took part in a field hearing by the Subcommittee on Social Security in Boca Raton, Florida. This event was held at Florida Atlantic University and was presented by the Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee, Congressman Clay Shaw.

Too many candidates still have their heads in the sand when it comes to dealing with the Social Security crisis. That's why the CSE and For Our Grandchildren partnership rallied in Dixville Notch during New Hampshire's historic, midnight, first-in-the-nation presidential primary election, challenging the Democrat candidates on Social Security reform.

On Monday, January 26th, CSE took part in a field hearing by the Subcommittee on Social Security in Boca Raton, Florida. This event was held at Florida Atlantic University and was presented by the Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee, Congressman Clay Shaw.