Tom Rooney Quotes

I'll always stand up for America's seniors so they can age with dignity.

I agree with President Roosevelt, and generations since, that American seniors deserve better than poverty.

In the high-income English-speaking world, the elderly get treated very well indeed.

In America, the old are neglected.

I wouldn't say they're neglected, but everybody is going to grow old and we should be looking after the older generation more than we do at the moment.

Old age security is welfare for the aged.

The prosperity of a country is in accordance with its treatment of the aged.

I think our elderly are forgotten sometimes.

As a member of the Aging Committee, I'm no stranger to fighting for America's seniors.

I'm too young for Medicare and too old for broads to care.

We're saying no changes for Medicare for people above the age of 55. And in order to keep the promise to current seniors who've already retired and organized their lives around this program, you have to reform it for the next generation.

Few promises are more sacred than the ones we make to older Americans.

A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.

I am proud that we worked so hard to improve seniors' lives.

As the wealthiest nation on Earth, we have made a commitment to provide health care for those over 65. In order to pay for this, each of us should contribute the same, flat percentage of our earned income.

Old age treats freelance writers pretty gently.

At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody.

We older women in Europe are lucky not to be shoved away in a drawer.

My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.

I never need to go far if I need a reminder of how important Medicare and Social Security are to Missouri's seniors. My mom, Betty Anne, is one of millions for whom these services provide a reliable safety net. Across the country, these protections are an integral part of sustaining millions of seniors' health and dignity.

As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society.

It's dishonest to say we're doing everything we can for our seniors when there is so much more we can.

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

Latinas' life expectancies are relatively long. When a current retiree hits 65 and begins receiving her benefit check, she can expect to live another 22 years. That life expectancy is higher than white women or men.

I want to protect and preserve social security and Medicare.