Health Insurance Premium Or Food?

Jack Lew, Director for the Office of Management and Budget, explained the differences between the proposed GOP health care vouchers and the current benefit package for senior citizens.  (:54) 

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Help keep loved ones out of nursing homes

Bob Blancato of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Service Programs says that meal programs help keep seniors out of nursing homes. Clients of these meal programs are able to continue to live in their own home and eat a greater variety of healthier foods. (0:46)
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Nine percent in ’09

Robert Tiller of the National Council on Aging (NCOA) talks about the importance of the Older Americans Act (OAA), saying how OAA programs are the best choice for seniors. The shared goal of the coalition is a nine percent increase in OAA appropriations for the coming year. (0:35)
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Obama offers tax breaks to middle-class families

At the CWA conference, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) says he is the only presidential candidate who will offer tax breaks to middle-class families and senior citizens, and says something is wrong when a CEO makes more in ten minutes than the average worker makes in a year. (1:02)
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