AARP opens caucus office in Iowa

The American Association of Retired Persons has opened an Iowa Caucus officein a Des Moines suburb to serve as a hub for A-A-R-P’s efforts to influencepresidential candidates. Otto Schultz, an A-A-R-P board member from Madison, Wisconsin, was on handfor this morning’s ribbon cutting.Schultz says the Caucus Project offers A-A-R-P members a unique opportunityto help determine which issues candidates are forced to address.Today, the group is pressing candidates to add a “prescription drug benefit”to the Medicare program.