AARP has joined the pharmaceutical litigation bandwagon purportedly “to help its 35 million members gain access to lower cost prescription drugs.” This is a commendable objective with which everyone agrees: Seniors should not have to decide between buying food and buying drugs their doctors prescribe, but the AARP’s proposed lawsuits obfuscate the basic fact the legislation designed to promote lower cost generic drugs is already working.

The 60 Plus Association is proud to be one of the co-sponsors of the 29th annual CPAC conference.

Jim Martin, President of 60 Plus, was an invited guest at three major White House events in the past week, all held in the Rose Garden and all featuring talks by President Bush.

The United States Senate will lose some of its luster when Senator Jesse Helms retires.

James L. Martin shares not only the President’s easygoing attitude and southernaccent, but also his get-it-done management style. It was 1968, and James L. Martin was running a tough campaign to elect Florida’s Ed Gurney to Congress. Needing some extra help, Mr. Martin hired the 22-year-old son of a Texas congressman who had little experience but plenty of energy.

President George W. Bush’s new framework to improve Medicare is a step in the right direction for America’s seniors. During the 2000 presidential campaign, then-Gov. Bush spent a lot of time talking about the need to reform Medicare to provide 21st-century health care to America’s seniors. Now, just six months into his presidency, President Bush has delivered on his promise.

“Hi Buddha, thanks for the birthday card!” President George W. Bush shouted to Jim Martin, president of the 60 Plus Association, during yesterday’s Rose Garden Ceremony to announce a prescription-drug benefit for senior citizens.

SENIORS CALL FOR END TO EARNINGS LIMIT Statement by 60 Plus Association President Jim Martin Washington, D.C.–“The 60 Plus Association, representing more than a half million senior citizens, has long sought repeal of unfair taxes on senior citizens.

60 Plus Association President Jim Martin labeled the President’s first 100 days as launching ‘a golden era for senior citizens’ by his policies.

Seniors hail passage of Bush tax cuts. 60 Plus Association Chairman, Jim Martin, states, “Tax cuts benefit all of society but particularly senior citizens who live on fixed incomes.”