WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today released the following statement after Senate leadership announced that she has been named to the top Democratic position on the Senate Special Committee on Aging in the next Congress:

“I’m looking forward to working closely with my friend Senator Susan Collins, and I’m eager to continue our work to protect consumers and seniors, to make sure Congress is living up to the promises we’ve made to them, and to help ensure their government is working for them.”

The Aging Committee’s purview over all issues related to older Americans gives McCaskill a powerful new perch from which to combat scam artists targeting seniors—and all consumers—as well as a broader position with which to protect Social Security and Medicare.