The American Association Of Retired Persons (AARP)

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all readers inter-ested in AARP issues.

The issues and goals the AARP advocates span a great deal throughout the
political, economic, and social arena. While diverse in its areas of interest,
the AARP mainly concentrates on social issues. Being a nonpartisan organization,
the AARP does not nationally endorse or contribute any money to the campaigns
of any candidate running for national positions including presidency. Politics
in the AARP is basically left to the individual to decide whom he/she will
support. The only participation the AARP takes is through the AARP/VOTE program.
The goals of the AARP/VOTE program are to educate AARP members and the general
public about important economic, health and consumer issues, and about the
positions taken by candidates for public office on these issues. They also
inform candidates and elected officials of AARP's positions on key policy issues
and help elected officials be more responsive to the needs of their districts
or states ...

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over and respond to the AARP's policy and debate over issues of concern.
Once revisions are made to the policy agenda, a final draft is made and is
distributed in many forms to anyone interested. The third step, Disseminating
and Implementing Legislative Policy, includes lobbying in Washington D.C. and
testifying regularly on Capitol Hill about the AARP's federal and state policy
for that year. While action is being taken in Washington, the AARP is also
educating members on the new policy. The final step would be Ongoing Policy
Analysis. At this level the AARP reviews and analyses federal response policies
to see if they are consistent with AARP policy. Recommendations are logged ...

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