...job dealing with health care and prescription drug prices. And the elderly are more apt than younger people to vote. John Rother, policy director of AARP, which represents older people, said drug costs are the leading concern of at least half...

...people now agree that this should be done, I don't think Congress can afford to drag their feet on this," said John Rother, director of policy and strategy for AARP, which has 35 million members aged 50 and over. Many political leaders...

...the hottest issue we've seen in some time, in every part of the country and every part of our membership,'' said John Rother, legislative director for AARP, which lobbies on behalf of older Americans. Congress is wrestling over what to do...

...to us a little bit premature to be bringing this to a vote in such a rushed fashion,'' AARP public policy director John Rother said. With elections to determine control of the House a little more than four months away, the House debate was thoroughly...

...Some analysts praised Pfizer's action but questioned whether the company was trying to stem off criticism about escalating drug costs. "This is an effort to take some of the pressure off," said John Rother, policy director for AARP.

...affordable, private coverage since he's had heart bypass surgery and his wife, Barbara, 73, has survived cancer. John Rother, AARP policy director, said AARP is co-counsel in a class action suit filed against Caterpillar Inc. It accuses...

...Social Security because, no matter how well intentioned, there's no painless way to solve the problem,'' said John Rother of AARP, the leading national senior lobby. Clinton favors an approach that would let the government invest a portion...

...government and the perhaps irrational belief that the stock market will continue to generate huge returns,'' said John Rother, director of public policy for AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons). This is a politically...