On March 7, ADvancing States wrote to Senator Thad Cochran, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appripriations; Senator Harold Rogers, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations; Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman, Senate Committee on Appropriations; and Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member, House Committee on Appropriations, and urged them to support Older Americans Act programs in the annual appropriations bills. ADvancing States commends the investments Congress made in the nation's health and human services in the FY2016 appropriations, and encourages ongoing support for these crucial services.

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