Older Americans Month, 2019, 19691-19692 [2019-09325]

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• Executive Office of the President

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19691-19692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09325]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 87 / Monday, May 6, 2019 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 9871 of April 30, 2019

                
Older Americans Month, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Older Americans are treasured members of our 
                communities. They have poured their lives into our 
                country in ways seen and unseen--often at great 
                personal sacrifice. To current generations and to those 
                of the future, they have given a country whose 
                greatness is unparalleled and which is only growing 
                stronger. During Older Americans Month, we honor these 
                Americans, we remember their countless contributions, 
                and we proudly renew our abiding commitment to their 
                well-being.

                Older Americans enrich our lives in innumerable ways. 
                Their diverse experiences and time-tested wisdom guide 
                younger generations, connect them with our country's 
                history, and empower them with the confidence to face 
                the future. Older Americans devote themselves to their 
                families. They lend their experience in the work place. 
                They volunteer for religious and community 
                organizations. In every context, they deepen our 
                appreciation for country, they model selfless service 
                to others, and they remain vibrant and contributing 
                participants in the American experience.

                My Administration is working to improve quality of life 
                for our Nation's seniors. The Department of Justice is 
                taking action to counter the growing threat of fraud 
                against older Americans. In addition, we are working to 
                lower the price of prescription drugs, which declined 
                in 2018 for the first time in nearly half a century. We 
                are building on that progress by implementing my 
                American Patients First blueprint, which lays out 
                strategies for drug pricing reform, including through 
                improved competition and better price negotiation. Many 
                companies give European countries a better deal on drug 
                prices than they give to the United States. This has to 
                stop. We will make sure that our great seniors on 
                Medicare share in the discounts these companies have 
                given to patients in other countries. I have also 
                signed into law legislation that will help provide 
                patients with more information to save on their 
                prescription drugs and reduce out-of-pocket costs. With 
                each action my Administration takes, it will protect 
                both Medicare and Social Security for our seniors, who 
                have paid into these programs for many decades and have 
                earned the benefits they provide.

                More than ever before, older Americans are taking 
                charge, striving for wellness, focusing on 
                independence, and advocating for themselves and others. 
                This month, as we celebrate the central role that our 
                elders play in vitalizing our families, neighborhoods, 
                businesses, and lives, we also recommit to listening to 
                their voices and meeting their needs. They deserve our 
                honor, our sincere gratitude, and our respect for all 
                that they have done to build and sustain our great 
                Nation.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim May 2019 as Older 
                Americans Month. I call upon all Americans to honor our 
                elders, acknowledge their contributions, care for those 
                in need, and reaffirm our country's commitment to older 
                Americans this month and throughout the year.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-09325
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