{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-holds-town-hall-with-seniors-in-phoenix/", "Sinema Holds Town Hall with Seniors in Phoenix", "2018-09-20", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Kyrsten Sinema", "S001191", "sinema.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease presents Sinema with Champion for Healthy Seniors' award\r\n\r\n\tPhoenix  Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) held a town hall today to hear directly from Arizona seniors about issues that matter to them. At the La Siena senior living community, Sinema took questions from the audience and discussed her work to protect and improve Medicare, defend Social Security, and help seniors guard against financial fraud and abuse. She also received theChampion for Healthy Seniorsaward from the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.  \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tArizona seniors worked hard their entire lives, and they deserve a secure retirement, said Congresswoman Sinema. The seniors I heard from today expect results from Washington, not more chaos and dysfunction. I will continue working across the aisle to strengthen Medicare and Social Security, help protect seniors' hard-earned savings, and ensure all Arizona seniors have access to quality, affordable health care.  \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tAt the town hall, Sinema was presented with theChampion for Healthy Seniorsaward from the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease for her successful efforts to improve Medicare and make prescription drugs more affordable for seniors.  \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tCongresswoman Sinema has a long history getting things done for Arizona seniors. Among other accomplishments, she:\r\n\r\n\tStood firm against billsthat would lead to cuts in Medicare and Social Security;\r\n\r\n\tVoted against legislationto impose what AARP called an age tax on older Arizonans;\r\n\r\n\tProtected seniors' financial securitywith her Senior Safe Act, a recently signed law that protects Arizona seniors' hard-earned savings from financial fraud and abuse;\r\n\r\n\tHelped strengthen protections and safeguardsfor senior investors; and\r\n\r\n\t   Opposed efforts to raise the retirement age.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-holds-town-hall-with-seniors-in-phoenix/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6630548741668463, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}