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    <title>topic 📋 Lobby Day 2025: How AARP Is Fighting for Older Adults (AARP Article/Advocacy in Friends &amp; Family</title>
    <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Friends-Family/Lobby-Day-2025-How-AARP-Is-Fighting-for-Older-Adults-AARP/m-p/2617223#M9510</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;FROM THE ARTICLE.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;An Inside Look at How AARP Is Fighting for You on Capitol Hill and Beyond.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;AARP flooded Washington this week, but our efforts go far beyond the halls of Congress.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;By Emily Paulin, AARP.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;*** There are 22 comments on the AARP Website. Stop by to add yours. ***&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Published June 27, 2025.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In the sweltering D.C. summer heat, a sea of red-shirted AARP volunteers and staff from all 53 states and territories gathered Wednesday on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, ready to stand up for Americans age 50 and older.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;On the agenda for AARP’s Lobby Day were roughly 400 meetings with Senate and House lawmakers. Topping the discussion list were issues like protecting Social Security, defending against cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and strengthening support for the nation’s 48 million family caregivers.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/aarp-fights-for-you-lobby-day.html" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/aarp-fights-for-you-lobby-day.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:11:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>📋 Lobby Day 2025: How AARP Is Fighting for Older Adults (AARP Article/Advocacy</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Friends-Family/Lobby-Day-2025-How-AARP-Is-Fighting-for-Older-Adults-AARP/m-p/2617223#M9510</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;FROM THE ARTICLE.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;An Inside Look at How AARP Is Fighting for You on Capitol Hill and Beyond.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;AARP flooded Washington this week, but our efforts go far beyond the halls of Congress.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;By Emily Paulin, AARP.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;*** There are 22 comments on the AARP Website. Stop by to add yours. ***&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Published June 27, 2025.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In the sweltering D.C. summer heat, a sea of red-shirted AARP volunteers and staff from all 53 states and territories gathered Wednesday on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, ready to stand up for Americans age 50 and older.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;On the agenda for AARP’s Lobby Day were roughly 400 meetings with Senate and House lawmakers. Topping the discussion list were issues like protecting Social Security, defending against cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and strengthening support for the nation’s 48 million family caregivers.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/aarp-fights-for-you-lobby-day.html" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/aarp-fights-for-you-lobby-day.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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      <dc:creator>SummerOnTheWay1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-07-01T23:11:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 📋 Lobby Day 2025: How AARP Is Fighting for Older Adults (AARP Article/Advocacy</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Friends-Family/Lobby-Day-2025-How-AARP-Is-Fighting-for-Older-Adults-AARP/m-p/2617366#M9519</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I did sign it&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 03:55:44 GMT</pubDate>
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