oNOW LEAGUE 11) g Social Security And Medicare Speakers Forum Launched (NAPSA)—Seniors concerned about Social Security and Medicare have a new weapon for protecting their earned benefits, the TREA Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Speakers Forum. It has facts on important current issues such as: A new speakers bureau is spreading the word about issues that affect seniors. * whether Social Security recipients receive a fair Cost-ofLiving Adjustment (COLA), * why seniors who turn 75 through 84 this year receive $1,000 per year less in Social Security benefits than other seniors with comparable work records, * what private retirement accounts mean for current Social Security recipients, and * what can be done to make prescription drugs more affordable. TSCL is a national group of politicalhy active seniors. The organization is non-partisan. “The only side we take is that of American seniors,” declares Virginia Torsch, TSCL’s Director of Legislative Affairs. TSCL speakers address Social Security Notch Reform, explain why seniors need their own Consumer Price Index for determining COLAs, discuss the status of tax reform legislation that seeks to repeal taxes on Social Security benefits. TSCL speakers also address the growing crisis in longterm care and proposed Medicare reforms. For more information about topics and how to request a peaker, write to us at TREA Senior Citizens League, Dept. N 10702, 909 N. Washington St., Ste. 300, Alexandria, VA 22314, or by e-mail at Mplumner@tscl org or visit the Website at: www.tscLorg.
