Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) has received a Lawmaker of the Month Award from the 60 Plus Association, a national senior citizens organization with more than 10,000 members in the Bluegrass State. 60 Plus calls on 5 million seniors nationally for support.

In announcing Bunning as the February winner of the award, 60 Plus Association President Jim Martin praised the Senator for his “pro-senior voting record.”

“Senator Bunning has always been someone seniors can count on. Before his election to the Senate, Bunning was the Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. His interest in matters important to seniors all across America is clear. Seniors know that Jim Bunning can be depended upon,” he said.

Martin cited Senator Bunning’s votes to:

– Reform Medicare by giving seniors more choices of coverage, including a voluntary prescription drug benefit.

– Repeal the death tax, which hurts small businesses and family farms.

– Repeal the Earnings Limit for seniors 65 to 69.

– Sponsored legislation to roll back taxes on Social Security benefits.

“Senator Bunning deserves credit for voting right whenever an issue important to seniors is before Congress. That’s why he has been chosen as Lawmaker of the Month for February,” Martin, himself a native of Kentucky said. Martin’s family is from Hazard in Perry County.

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