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DECEMBER 18, 2009 The Honorable Wally Herger 242 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Ginny Brown-Waite 414 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515

The Honorable David Reichert 1730 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representatives Herger, Brown-Waite and Reichert: AARP is in receipt of your latest letter,

dated December 9, 2009. Over the past few months, AARP has welcomed the opportunity to clarify its position on the proposed health care reform legislation, answer your questions, engage in a

constructive dialogue on the critical health care issues facing older Americans, and discuss AARP's role in the debate. As you know, on October 1, 2009, AARP responded, in writing, to

Representative Reichert's letter of September 21, 2009; on November 2, 2009, AARP responded, again in writing, to Representative Reichert's second letter of October 23, 2009; on

November 18,2009, three senior AARP staffers and I met with all three of you in-person for an extensive discussion of AARP positions. Additionally, on November 26, 2009, we followed up that

discussion by delivering to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Ways and Means, various AARP tax documents, including the 2008 Form 990s for AARP and the AARP Foundation. As

has been the case throughout our dialogue with you, we are fully committed to being as cooperative as possible in providing requested information. While we all want what is best for the

American people in regard to health care reform, we have differing opinions on the best way to achieve that reform. We will continue do our best to answer further questions you may have on

the critical public policy issues facing older Americans. In addition, we are providing the documents and information below in response to your December 9 letter. BOARDS AARP has

twenty-three Board members, and their names and biographies are listed in the attached 2008 AARP Annual Report (Exhibit A). AARP Services, Inc. (ASI) and AARP Financial Inc. (AFI) both have

the same group of eight Board members, and their names and biographies are listed in the attached 2008 ASI Annual Report (Exhibit A)1 Two of the eight AS II AFI Board members are also

members of the AARP Board of Directors. There are seven trustees who sit on the AARP Insurance Plan (the "Trust") and each of these individuals is also a member of the AARP Board.

A list of the trustees is attached (Exhibit B). TAX FORMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS