1. Economic Security: Federal Civil Service Annuities: Strong support of Cost-of-Living (COLA) increases; continuing evaluation of Consumer Price Index; and continuing monitoring of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF).

2. Health Security: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) Protecting the nation's most efficiently administered and cost-effective employer-sponsored health insurance program.

3. Providing Long-Term Care: Continuing support of the ongoing development of the federal long-term care insurance program.

4. Guaranteeing Medicare for Current and Future Generations: Protecting Medicare's guarantee of basic health security for older Americans at affordable and predictable prices.

5. Guaranteeing Social Security for Current and Future Retirees.

6. Preservation of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance.

Enhancing Existing Benefits

1. Making Health Care More Affordable: Included in these provisions is to support legislation to amend Section 125 of the tax code for retirees to pay their share of health insurance premiums with pre-tax annuities.

2. Ensuring Fair Social Security Benefits for Government Retirees: Repeal or retire the Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP).

Additional Priorities

1. Perfecting Federal Retirement.

2. Pay Comparability for Federal Workers.

3. Ensuring Job Security for Federal Workers Affected by Privatization.

4. Enhancing Long-Term Care.

5. Improving the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

6. Improving Medicare.

7. Controlling Prescription Drug Costs.

8. Providing Comprehensive Patient Protection.

9. Securing Universal Access to Comprehensive Health Care.

10. Preventing Medical Errors.

11, Establishing Tax Equity.

12. Supporting Community Services for Older Americans.

13. Enhancing Emergency Response Plans for Older Americans.

14. District of Columbia Delegate Voting Rights.

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