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aarp.org/yourvote 2014 AARP Voters’ Guide | US House Utah District 1 Social Security How would you protect Social Security for today’s seniors and strengthen it for future generations? AARP’s Position: Rob W. Bishop (Rep): Donna M. McAleer (Dem): Social Security should continue to The federal government must keep Many in Congress want to keep tax guarantee that Americans who its contract with America’s seniors. breaks for the wealthy and other work and pay into the system Preserving social security benefits “entitlements” and instead cut receive benefits based on what for those who have paid and are costs by sacrificing and they earn and contribute. Benefits paying into the system must be a Social Security in order to get our should keep up with inflation and priority. Congress should pass budget under control. […] As a last for as long as an individual measures that make the social representative, I will never vote to lives. We must strengthen Social security program more fiscally take away benefits from current Security for the future and protect sound, without raising the retirees and near retirees who have benefits for people who count on retirement age, cutting benefits, or paid into the Social Security them most, including surviving increasing taxes. (Source: Bishop's system to whom this benefit was spouses and families, lower-wage Congressional Site promised. I will work across the workers, and disabled individuals http://ow.ly/y6sJ7) aisle to stabilize Social Security’s who no longer can work. Social financial situation through a Security must be put on stable mixture of revenue and reforms to financial ground, but any the system that would affect young adjustments should be workers and those entering the implemented gradually so changes system. (Source: 2012 Campaign do not impact those in or near Mailers) retirement.

Medicare How would you put Medicare on stronger financial ground and protect today’s seniors and future retirees from rising health costs? AARP’s Position: Rob W. Bishop (Rep): Donna M. McAleer (Dem): Medicare should be strengthened The federal government must keep Thousands of Utah seniors rely on and improved so both current and its contract with America’s seniors. this federal health future generations can count on The discussion of Medicare, Social program. We need leaders in having access to high-quality, Security, and Medicaid is not about Congress who are willing to work affordable coverage. Medicare entitlement programs- it is about together to develop ways to should continue to guarantee a you, and me, our children, and increase Medicare’s efficiencies specific set of benefits that are every American. Preserving while looking at options to reduce affordable and meet a person’s benefits for those who have paid it long term costs and removing health care needs. Medicare should and are paying into the system is a perverse incentives in the program offer choices that ensure access to priority, and Congress has a that threaten its long term high-quality health care. Medicare responsibility to ensure that these sustainability. […] We need to should improve the quality, safety, services are sustainable for the make it easier for Medicare to and efficiency of care by future. (Source: Bishop's negotiate with drug companies to emphasizing value and cracking Congressional Site get the best prescription drug down on fraud, waste, and abuse. http://ow.ly/y6tnu) prices. This saves seniors money and puts Medicare on much sounder financial ground. (Source: 2012 Campaign Mailers)

2 2014 AARP Voters’ Guide | US House Utah District 1 Financial Security How would you help Americans save so they can secure their future and live independently as they age? AARP’s Position: Rob W. Bishop (Rep): Donna M. McAleer (Dem): More opportunities and incentives I firmly believe that the best way We need to focus on financial should be available for all to stimulate our economy and literacy and education for students Americans to plan and save so they create jobs is to let hard-working starting in middle school so they can have a more secure future. Americans keep more of their understanding the importance of Freedom from age discrimination money - after all, the money budgeting, saving and investing at is a fundamental right and critical belongs to them, not to an early age. (Source: 2012 to Americans’ ability to have a Washington. And the more we can Campaign Mailers) secure retirement. Every worker reduce the tax and regulatory should be treated fairly, regardless burden on small businesses, the of age. We need to support family more time and effort they can put caregivers who make it possible for into creating and providing quality more seniors to live in their homes jobs and economic growth that and communities, where they benefit all of us. (Source: Bishop's want, rather than taxpayers and Congressional Site struggling families paying for http://ow.ly/y6sSb) costlier care.

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