Representative Francisco Canseco Honored for Service to Seniors

RetireSafe Presents summer 2012 “Standing Up for America’s Seniors” Award

Yana Jurovitzki, Director of Communications and Advocacy for RetireSafe, presented the RetireSafe “Standing Up For America’s Seniors” Award commemorative plaque at Representative Canseco’s South San Antonio district office, recognizing Representative Canseco’s accomplishments and service to older Americans.

A bipartisan group of Members of Congress are being recognized by RetireSafe in their home districts throughout the August recess. These members have acted to protect seniors’ health care benefits, by ensuring access to affordable medications through Medicare Part D, opposing any laws or regulations that threaten the doctor/patient relationship and speaking out against proposals that threaten to limit access to health care and increase Medicare premiums.

“America’s seniors continue to count on those in Washington who are willing to put politics aside and fight for the benefits they have earned,” said RetireSafe President Thair Phillips. “The benefits and rights of seniors are under attack and seniors need champions in Washington to preserve the benefits that many seniors depend on,” he continued. “RetireSafe is pleased to be able to recognize these Members of Congress, some of them for the second time in a row, for their tireless work in protecting Medicare and supporting seniors both in Washington and locally,” he concluded.