{"id":1729,"date":"2021-06-04T14:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T14:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2021\/06\/04\/rosen-holds-virtual-roundtable-with-the-women-of-washoe-to-discuss-issues-impacting-nevada-seniors\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T20:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:23:07","slug":"rosen-holds-virtual-roundtable-with-the-women-of-washoe-to-discuss-issues-impacting-nevada-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2021\/06\/04\/rosen-holds-virtual-roundtable-with-the-women-of-washoe-to-discuss-issues-impacting-nevada-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Holds Virtual Roundtable with the Women of Washoe to Discuss Issues Impacting Nevada Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">LAS VEGAS, NV<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;\u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), held a virtual roundtable with the Women of Washoe, a chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, to hear from them on issues impacting Nevada seniors. &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u201cDuring my time in Congress, I have been a fierce defender of programs that America\u2019s seniors and retirees depend on \u2013 like the Affordable Care Act, Social Security, and Medicare,\u201d<b> dijo el Senador Rosen.<\/b> &nbsp;It was an honor to speak with the Women of Washoe yesterday to hear directly from them about matters impacting Nevada seniors. I am also proud to be the recipient of their HERO award, which recognizes my legislative record of supporting seniors. I am taking their stories with me to Washington and will continue working to see that older Nevadans get the support and care they earned over a lifetime of hard work.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">BACKGROUND:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;The Alliance for Retired Americans\u2019 HERO Award recognizes members of Congress who have voted 100% in support of senior issues over the past year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Last Congress, Rosen cosponsored the <i>Women&#8217;s Retirement Protection Act<\/i>, which addresses the fact that women lose an average of more than $400,000 over a 40-year career due to the wage gap, and are 80% more likely to face poverty in retirement by: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Changing minimum participation standards for long-term, part-time workers\u2014most of whom are women\u2014 to expand access to retirement plans <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Extending spousal protections against one spouse undermining a couple\u2019s retirement resources without the other\u2019s knowledge and consent <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Including grants to help low-income women and survivors of domestic abuse receive retirement benefits they are entitled to following a divorce <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Also last Congress, Rosen cosponsored the bipartisan <i>Social Security Fairness Act<\/i>, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), provisions that significantly reduce Social Security benefits for nearly 2.3 million Americans. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">###<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS, NV&nbsp;\u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), held a virtual roundtable with the Women of Washoe, a chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, to hear from them on issues impacting Nevada seniors. 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