Gray Panthers

The U.S. Senate recently passed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act that would shift federal student loan interest rates from a fixed to variable, market-based rates pegged to the 10-year Treasury note.

Gray Panthers, an intergenerational social justice organization, applauds the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirms that the federal government cannot discriminate against married people based on their sexual orientation.

Gray Panthers announces its Social Justice Awards Fundraiser Reception to be held on Friday, April 12, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel – Quorum Room located at 480 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, D.C. 20024.

Gray Panthers will be holding a "Dont Kill Medicare" March and Rally in Washington, D.C. on October 15, 2012. Gray Panthers will express concerns about "nails in the coffin" ideas in various Medicare reform proposals.

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act has not changed the Gray Panthers position that a universal single-payer health care sysytem is still the best way to provide affordable and quality access to all.

The Gray Panthers calls on leaders to repudiate Alan Simpson’s tirade.

Rep. Paul Ryan’s House budget proposal, unveiled on March 20, 2012, is being strongly opposed by the Gray Panthers who is outraged that this plan violates the values and best interests of the American people.

Judy Lear, the National Chair and Acting Executive Director, along with staff met directly with Sen. Wyden and his staff to express their concerns and directly convey disapproval of his proposal and its association of the Gray Panthers name.