Under the Senate version of the economic recovery package, older Americans on fixed incomes will receive economic relief similar to that given to younger workers. As you know, this senior payment provision was not in the House passed package. Please urge the conferees to hold this provision in any final Conference Report.

In addition, you can demonstrate your support for these crucial provisions in the economic recovery legislation by cosponsoring The Safeguarding America’s Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009, H.R. 746, which would help give real relief to the older Americans hit the hardest by the crisis.

Older Americans have been particularly impacted by the economic crisis and this bill will ensure that at least 26 million individuals get the real relief they deserve. By cosponsoring this bill, you would show your support for retirees who are struggling to make ends meet, and help make a statement that you will not leave older Americans behind as our economy gets back on track.

Please support this much-needed economic relief payment for individuals 65 and older who no longer work and are therefore not eligible for a Make Work Pay credit.

Thank you for standing strong for older Americans, and people of all generations, by urging support for the senior payment in the final economic stimulus package, and by cosponsoring The Safeguarding America’s Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009, H.R. 746.