http://retiredamericans.org Alliance for Retired Americans Sun, 7 Sep 2008 17:34:10 CDT en-us http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/8045 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/8045 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:21:16 CDT Retirees Bolster TV Campaign on McCain Social Security "Disgrace" Comments Alliance for Retired Americans to Continue Airing Ads Until Senator Apologizes; Western Pennsylvania Buy Coincides with McCain Visit Saturday The Alliance for Retired Americans is bolstering its television advertising campaign responding to Senator John McCain's statement that Social Security is "a disgrace" with a three-day heavy ad buy beginning tomorrow in Western Pennsylvania. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7694 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7694 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:29:44 CDT Seniors Honor Social Security, Worry About McCain25 Grassroots Events Criticize McCain Record, Laud "One of Our Nation's Greatest Success Stories" Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, made the following statement today at a press conference organized by Americans United for Change on the 73rd anniversary of Social Security."Retirees have mixed feelings on today's anniversary. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7490 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7490 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:12:00 CDT Comprehensive Roadmap for Medicare ReleasedCoalition Looks to Future of Medicare as Program Celebrates its 43rd AnniversaryOn the 43rd anniversary of Medicare, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), representing 56 national senior membership organizations committed to the well-being of America's seniors, is pleased to announce its recommended guiding principles for the future of Medicare. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7404 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7404 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:46:02 CDT Retirees Launch TV Ads on McCain Social Security "Disgrace" CommentsThe Alliance for Retired Americans today launched a television advertising campaign to respond to a recent statement by Senator John McCain that Social Security is "a disgrace." http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7371 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7371 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:34:47 CDT Will John McCain Return the Social Security Check He Calls a "Disgrace?"The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans. "Retirees are puzzled by today's media accounts that Senator John McCain received Social Security benefits of $23,157 in 2007, an average of $1,929.75 each month. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7369 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7369 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:29:14 CDT The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans. Coyle participated in a telephone press conference with leaders of labor and other progressive groups to discuss recent statements by Senator John McCain. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7339 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7339 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:40:10 CDT Retired Americans Outraged at Bush Veto of Medicare BillThe following statement was issued today by George J. Kourpias, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to President Bush's veto of H.R. 6331."Through his misguided veto of the Medicare bill, President Bush is once again reflexively siding with the special interests of the big insurance companies, rather than with seniors struggling to afford quality health care." http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7303 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7303 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:13:58 CDT The following statement was issued today by George J. Kourpias, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans."On behalf of the 3.5 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans, I want to welcome back Senator M. Kennedy to Washington, D.C. He has been in our daily thoughts and prayers during these difficult past few months. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7305 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7305 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:22:00 CDT Retired Americans Outraged at Senator McCain Calling Social Security "a Disgrace"The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans."Senator John McCain revealed how badly out of touch he is with the needs of the American people when he called Social Security "a disgrace." http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6961 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6961 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:32:50 CDT Alliance Member Stands Up for Seniors on Fixed Incomes This morning at the U.S. Capitol, Sadie Coleman, Vice President of the Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans, shared her struggle with the high costs of fuel and healthcare, and the sacrifices she has had to make to offset rising prices on a fixed income. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6822 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6822 Fri, 30 May 2008 10:08:30 CDT New Hampshire Retirees Concerned about Threats to Social Security New Hampshire retirees, at a time of rising economic anxiety, are calling upon their state's congressional delegation to oppose the privatization of Social Security. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6796 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6796 Wed, 21 May 2008 12:59:36 CDT Retired Americans Extend Best Wishes to Senator KennedyThe following statement was issued today by George J. Kourpias, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans. "On behalf of the 3.5 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans, I want to extend our thoughts and prayers to Senator Edward M. Kennedy and his family during this difficult time. We all join together in wishing him a full and speedy recovery. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6743 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6743 Wed, 14 May 2008 12:55:06 CDT Senator McCain Evades the Truth About His Social Security Plan Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, responds to the confusing, muddled comments about Social Security privatization made by Senator John McCain on Live with Regis and Kelly. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6660 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6660 Thu, 01 May 2008 12:18:07 CDT Voting Record Press Release Marking the beginning of Older Americans Month, a new congressional voting record released today by the Alliance for Retired Americans details the voting record of every U.S. Senator and Representative on key issues affecting current and future retirees. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6491 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6491 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:51:22 CDT McCain Medicare Plan Targets Seniors, Gives Free Ride to Drug and Insurance CompaniesThe following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: "Senator John McCain's plan to charge many seniors higher prices for their prescription drugs would adversely affect retirees' health, as well as jeopardize the long-term future of Medicare... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6295 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6295 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:01:34 CDT On the eve of Senator John McCain's visit to Exeter, the New Hampshire Alliance for Retired Americans will unite outside the Concord Legislative Office Building to protest his plan for Social Security privatization. Local seniors will urge McCain and his Senate colleagues John Sununu and Judd Gregg to keep their “hands off my Social Security.” http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6191 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6191 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:50:38 CST On March 7, the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans will unite with Arizona retirees and a coalition of public interest groups outside a Phoenix Social Security office to protest Senator John McCain’s support for Social Security privatization. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5851 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5851 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:57:08 CST The following statement was issued today by Judy Cato, Executive Vice President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Bush’s budget. "The President’s cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will compound the problems facing seniors and millions of other Americans struggling to deal with rising health care costs. For starters, the President’s Medicare budget includes cuts of $556 billion over ten years, as well as an expansion of means-testing. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5848 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5848 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:09:49 CST The following statement was issued today by Edward Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to plans to close Social Security Administration offices around the country. Today, we have come together to tell Congress to pass H.R. 5110, which Rep. Higgins recently introduced. The President's budget does not sufficiently fund the SSA Administrative Budget. The Social Security Customer Service Improvement Act would require the Social Security Administration... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5665 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5665 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:30:28 CST The following statement was issued today by George J. Kourpias, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to President Bush's final budget proposal.The $178 billion in Medicare cuts proposed today by President Bush targets the most vulnerable - seniors who need Medicare to afford to see a doctor - in favor of sustaining the record profits enjoyed by big drug and insurance companies. Only in Washington could this be the work of a "compassionate conservative." http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5574 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5574 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:18:05 CST The following statement was issued today by George J. Kourpias, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to President Bush’s final State of the Union address.Retired Americans, in a time of great economic anxiety, were looking to President Bush for a sign that he would use his last year in office to address the deepening divide in our economy and in our society. In that context, we were sorely disappointed in tonight’s speech. We worry not only about our retirement,... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5044 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5044 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:37:18 CST Seniors from the Alliance for Retired Americans joined the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) on Capitol Hill to deliver 48,000 signed petitions urging the Senate to eliminate billions in subsidies to private insurance companies. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4556 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4556 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:10:53 CDT The Alliance for Retired Americans is deeply disappointed in the failure of Congress to put aside partisan politics and vote to override President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), House Roll Call No. 982. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4451 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4451 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:10:25 CDT Tucson, AZ �" Tomorrow morning, the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans will lead an intergenerational delegation in thanking Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8) for being their “healthcare hero.” The group of retirees and children will present the Congresswoman with an award and card, handcrafted by the kids, in appreciation for her “yes” vote to fully fund and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), H.R. 976. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3969 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3969 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:48:58 CDT A new report for the Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund (ARAEF) details the shocking extent of price gouging by pharmaceutical companies and concludes that for millions of Americans, high drug prices are a major barrier to maintaining an acceptable quality of life. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3798 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3798 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:42:10 CDT This Thursday, September 27, 2007, Steve Skvara, a retired steelworker serving on the Board of the Indiana Alliance of Retired Americans, will talk to Oprah Winfrey about losing his pension and health insurance, and asking his now famous question, “What’s Wrong with America?” The Oprah Winfrey Show, “Sick in America: It Can Happen to You,” will be broadcast nationally Thursday, September 27, at 4:00 pm local time (airtime in most areas) on ABC-TV affiliate stations (check local TV... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2871 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2871 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:40:31 CDT Senator Hillary Clinton Thanks Alliance Retirees for Their Commitment, DedicationPresidential Candidate speaks to Hundreds of Seniors Gathered at Alliance for Retired Americans’ Legislative ConferenceDemocratic Presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) today pledged her support for improving the health care and economic well-being of current and future retirees. She made those remarks to six hundred seniors who had gathered to learn about advocating for the rights of... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2673 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2673 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:16:08 CDT On 42nd Anniversary, Medicare Faces Crossroads Help for Seniors Threatened by Big Subsidies to Insurance Companies http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2636 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2636 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:49:26 CDT Medicare Advantage a Disadvantage to SeniorsRetirees Across the Country Are Calling Members of Congresson Monday to Stop Overpayments to Private Insurance Companies http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2423 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2423 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:35:35 CDT Update for Verizon Retirees On May 3, 2007, the Alliance for Retired Americans issued a press release which indicated that the Verizon Corporation had told the Communications Workers of America that it “wanted to eliminate all retiree health care in 2008.” For the record, this statement is not a correct one. CWA has advised us that Verizon has not officially communicated this goal to CWA. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2379 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2379 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:49:13 CDT Many of the lawmakers who did the most damage to the health and economic well-being of America’s seniors during the second session of the 109th Congress no longer hold office, according to the results of the Alliance for Retired Americans’ 2006 Voting Record released today. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2340 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2340 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:49:49 CDT Retiree Advocate Says Medicare Advantage Helps Insurance Companies, Not Seniors; Program is a Form of “Corporate Welfare” http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2281 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2281 Wed, 30 May 2007 09:30:24 CDT Grantville, PA �" Over 100 Pennsylvania retirees today concluded a two-day meeting to learn about important public policy issues facing seniors and address unmet needs of the rapidly expanding age group. http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2079 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2079 Mon, 07 May 2007 16:58:31 CDT The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “Today’s vote on prescription drug reimportation legislation in the U.S. Senate is a major disappointment. The Cochran amendment to the Dorgan amendment of bill S. 3 requires the FDA to certify that the drugs are safe, effectively killing reimportation. The Bush Administration has shown in the past that they will use this law as an excuse to give the drug companies what... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1952 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1952 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:24:02 CDT The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in reaction to recent federal reports on the economic vitality of Medicare and Social Security: “The Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports issued this week are yet more... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/529 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/529 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:01:11 CST State of the Union Rebuttal from George J. Kourpias http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/526 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/526 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:47:40 CST State of the Union Pre-buttal Statement from George J. Kourpias http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1351 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1351 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:40:04 CST Seniors Advocate: House Medicare Vote “Triumph of the Public Interest over the Special Interest” http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1339 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1339 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:47:19 CST New Report Looks at $7 Million Bush Administration “Whitewash” on Seniors Conference http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/309 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/309 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:44:05 CDT On the first anniversary of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, the Alliance for Retired Americans today released a sharply-worded rebuttal to a Bush administration summary of the conference which grossly misrepresented the views of the delegates on issues such as Medicare and Social Security. The new report, available here, outlines the politicization and mismanagement of the decennial conference charged with developing policy recommendations for the President and Congress.... http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1300 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1300 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:45:55 CDT Alliance for Retired Americans Comment on Wal-Mart Plan to Offer $4 Prescription Drugs http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1279 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1279 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:06:59 CDT Alliance for Retired Americans Condemns White House “Whitewash” on Aging Report http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1294 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1294 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:44:58 CDT Retirees Gather in Washington, Vow Aggressive Fall Campaign to Educate, Mobilize Seniors http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1288 http://retiredamericans.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1288 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:35:11 CDT Angry Seniors Tell Congress: Medicare “Donut Hole” No Treat for Seniors