The 60 Plus Association supports efforts to inform seniors on the 2009 digital television transition. However, we are very concerned about the recent advertisements by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) which led older consumers to believe that NONE of their cable service channel line up will be interrupted after the broadcast digital transition.

Seniors’ Demand Senate Carries Out Constitutional Duty Statement By James L. Martin: “Washington, DC – “Justice delayed is justice denied. Our Federal Judiciary continues to face a crisis — too many vacancies. And who suffers? Senators, you ask? No, not Senators who, unfortunately, are playing politics, present company excluded. Thank you, Senator Specter, for your outstanding leadership.”

Senior citizens have lost two wonderful friends with the passing of former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn (R-WA) and Congressman Paul Gillmor (R-OH).

Yes To Schip Authorization, No To Schip Expansion Statement By Jim Martin: “As a newspaper reporter covering Congress in 1964 and as a four-pack-a day (non-filtered) smoker, I witnessed Congress, in its infinite wisdom, ban TV/Print advertising of tobacco and mandate printed warning labels on cigarette packs.

Cost Of Government Day Press Conference Statement By James L. Martin: “Washington, DC – Good afternoon. My name is Jim Martin and I’m head of the 15-year-old national seniors’ group, the 60 Plus Association. My hat is off to Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) in its relentless pursuit to shrink big, bloated government!”

60 Plus President, Jim Martin said, “Hugh Newton was one of the finest persons I’ve had the privilege to work with. He was one of the few media men everyone respected, no matter their political persuasion, and speaking for myself, the single best PR ‘flack’ I believe Washington DC has ever known.”

“On behalf of senior citizens I am proud to represent from every state in the country, I want to express my dismay over Wednesday’s vote by Congressman Nick Rahall’s (D-WV) committee that I believe will diminish many of the good features of the 2005 Energy Policy Act and will, in my opinion, lead to energy shortages and make life more difficult for seniors on fixed incomes,” said 60 Plus President, Jim Martin.

Testimony Of James L. Martin, Before The House Committee On Natural Resources: “I’m Jim Martin, President of the 60 Plus Association, a 15-year-old senior citizen advocacy group. When energy supplies are tight, seniors pay disproportionately more because so many “gray hairs” are on fixed incomes.

Senator Byron Dorgan’s (D-ND) amendment allowing cheap drug imports is a terrible idea and 60 Plus urges a NO vote. The Dorgan amendment poses a clear and present danger for senior citizens seeking access to less expensive and sorely needed drugs. Instead, it will open even wider the counterfeit floodgates to allow dangerously diluted medicines that Congressional hearings have already revealed many were not fit for human consumption. It’s a bad idea.

Having started to work right here in the National Press Club more than 40 years ago, I’ve finally discovered a tax cut liberals and conservatives can rally around. What does TV star Oprah Winfrey and President Bush have in common? They both detest the death tax, Miss Winfrey having famously said on her TV show prior to starting her own foundation she found it “irritating to say the least” that after paying half her income in taxes while alive, Uncle Sam was waiting for as much as 55% of her after-tax assets upon her death. And President Bush has time and again promised to sign death tax repeal legislation, so here’s an issue liberals and conservatives are able to rally around.