https://herbweiss.blog/2026/06/02/the-rhode-island-congressman-who-changed-aging-in-america/Herb Weissen2026-06-03T01:05:11+00:00The Rhode Island Congressman Who Changed Aging in AmericaAARP, Older Americans Act, National Institutes of Health, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, White House Conference on Aging, Rep. John E. Fogarty, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Rhode Island lawmakers, Office of Healthy Aging, SACRI, Carol Anne Costa, Older Americans Month OAA, Administration for Commnity Living, Champion Your Health, Public Law 89-73, Bricilayers Union No. 2 of Rhode Island, House Appropriations Subcommittee of Labor, lth Eucation and Welfare, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health Education and Welfare, Lt. Governor Sabin a Matos, Former Lt. Gov. Chargles Fogarty, Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, Division of Elderly Affairs within the Department of Human Services, H.R. 9822, Public Law 85-908, ALC, Ernest Gidding, H.R. 7957, S 2000, 89th Congress, William C. "Bill FInch", Hill-Fogrty "Health for Peace" initiative, Library Services Act, Thomas J. McAndrew, Esq., Thomas J. McAndrew & Associates, John E. Fogarty Foundation for Persons with Intellectual and Development Disabilities in Rhode Island, National Heart of the Year Award, Everybody's Congressman