Hatch Urges Passage of Elder Justice Act
May 21, 2008
by Lara Jones
(KCPW News) More than 76 million baby boomers will move into their golden years over the next three decades. Speaking from the Senate floor yesterday, Orrin Hatch asked his colleagues to protect seniors from financial scams and physical abuse by passing his Elder Justice Act before the 110th Congress adjourns later this year:
"The purpose of our legislation is to make changes in the law so we have more precise numbers on how many seniors are being exploited financially, being neglected or being physically or mentally abused," Hatch said. "
In Utah alone, my home state, the money that people have lost due to these types of scams has quadrupled over the last three years. And while many of these operations have addresses in the U.S., they typically originate overseas."
Approximately 44 million Americans are age 60 and above. The Elder Justice Act would assist the federal government in collecting data on the number of seniors being abused. Hatch's bill has 28 co-sponsors in the Senate, while a House version sponsored by Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) has 113 co-sponsors.
SOURCE: KCPW
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