United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

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The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging was initially established in 1961 as a temporary committee; it became a permanent committee in 1977. As a special committee, it has no legislative authority, but it studies issues related to older Americans, particularly Medicare and Social Security.^[1]

Prior to the passage of Medicare, the committee was studying health care insurance coverage for elderly American citizens. The committee conducts oversight of the Medicare program, Social Security and the Older Americans Act. Some of the issues that have been examined by the committee include unacceptable conditions in nursing homes, protection from age discrimination, and pricing practices for prescription drugs.^[2]

Contents 1 Members, 109th Congress 1.1 Republicans 1.2 Democrats 1.3 Independents 2 References 3 See also

[edit] Members, 109th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Republican Gordon Smith of Oregon, and the Ranking Minority Member is Democrat Herb Kohl of Wisconsin.

[edit] Republicans

	Senator	State
	Gordon H. Smith, Chairman	Oregon
	Richard Shelby	Alabama
	Susan Collins	Maine
	James Talent	Missouri
	Elizabeth Dole	North Carolina
	Mel Martinez	Florida
	Larry Craig	Idaho
	Rick Santorum	Pennsylvania
	Conrad Burns	Montana
	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee
	Jim DeMint	South Carolina

[edit] Democrats

	Senator	State
	Herbert H. Kohl, Ranking Minority Member	Wisconsin
	Russ Feingold	Wisconsin
	Ron Wyden	Oregon
	Blanche Lincoln	Arkansas
	Evan Bayh	Indiana
	Bill Nelson	Florida
	Ben Nelson	Nebraska
	Thomas R. Carper	Delaware
	Hillary Rodham Clinton	New York

[edit] Independents

	Senator	State
	Jim Jeffords	Vermont

[edit] References

1. ↑  About the Aging Committee. U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Retrieved on October 14, 2005.
2. ↑  Ibid.
3. ↑  Aging Committee Members. U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Retrieved on October 14, 2005.

[edit] See also

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