25 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...
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The 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.”
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Jul 17, 2008Will John McCain Return the Social Security Check He Calls a “Disgrace?”Category:Press Releases 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...
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Jul 15, 2008Retired Americans Outraged at Bush Veto of Medicare BillCategory:Press Releases Retired Americans Outraged at Bush Veto of Medicare Bill The 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,...
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Jul 9, 2008Retired Americans Welcome Back Senator KennedyCategory:Press Releases 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...
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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...
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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.
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May 21, 2008Retired Americans Extend Best Wishes to Senator KennedyCategory:Press Releases Retired Americans Extend Best Wishes to Senator Kennedy 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 extend our...
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May 14, 2008Senator McCain Evades the Truth About His Social Security PlanCategory:Social Security 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.
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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.
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Apr 15, 2008McCain Medicare Plan Targets SeniorsCategory:Friday Alerts McCain Medicare Plan Targets Seniors, Gives Free Ride to Drug and Insurance Companies The 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...
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Mar 10, 2008McCain New Hampshire Social Security EventCategory:Social Security
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...
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Mar 6, 2008McCain Social Security ProtestCategory:Social Security
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.
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Feb 12, 2008Bush Budget Harms SeniorsCategory:Medicare Press Releases
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...
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Feb 11, 2008Social Security Office Closings Press ReleaseCategory:Social Security
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...
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Feb 4, 2008Medicare Budget Press ReleaseCategory:Medicare Press Releases
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...
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Jan 29, 2008State of the Union ResponseCategory:Medicare Press Releases 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...
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Dec 4, 2007Seniors Bring $2 Bills and 48,000 Petitions to Congress, Urge Medicare ReformCategory:Medicare Press Releases
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.
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Oct 18, 2007Retirees Say Partisan Politics Trumped Children’s HealthCategory:Health Care
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.
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Oct 11, 2007Arizonans Name “Health Care Hero”Category:Government and Political Affairs
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,...
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Oct 3, 2007October 3, 2007Category:Prescription Drugs
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.
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Sep 25, 2007September 25, 2007Category:Health Care
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...
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Sep 4, 2007September 4, 2007Category:Medicare Press Releases Senator Hillary Clinton Thanks Alliance Retirees for Their Commitment, Dedication Presidential Candidate speaks to Hundreds of Seniors Gathered at Alliance for Retired Americans’ Legislative Conference Democratic Presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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Jul 30, 2007July 30, 2007Category:Medicare Press Releases On 42nd Anniversary, Medicare Faces Crossroads Help for Seniors Threatened by Big Subsidies to Insurance Companies more...
Jul 23, 2007July 23, 2007Category:Medicare Press Releases Medicare Advantage a Disadvantage to Seniors Retirees Across the Country Are Calling Members of Congress on Monday to Stop Overpayments to Private Insurance Companies
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Jun 14, 2007June 14, 2007Category:Economic Policy 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...
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Jun 11, 2007June 11, 2007Category:Congressional Voting Record
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.
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Jun 7, 2007June 7, 2007Category:Medicare Press Releases
Retiree Advocate Says Medicare Advantage Helps Insurance Companies, Not Seniors; Program is a Form of “Corporate Welfare”
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May 30, 2007May 30, 2007Category:Economic Policy 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.
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May 7, 2007May 7, 2007Category:Prescription Drugs 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...
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Apr 25, 2007April 25, 2007Category:Economic Security 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...
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Jan 24, 2007January 24, 2007Category:Legislation & Politics
State of the Union Rebuttal from George J. Kourpias
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Jan 23, 2007January 23, 2007Category:Legislation & Politics
State of the Union Pre-buttal Statement from George J. Kourpias
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Jan 12, 2007January 12, 2007Category:Medicare Press Releases
Seniors Advocate: House Medicare Vote “Triumph of the Public Interest over the Special Interest”
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Dec 11, 2006December 11, 2006Category:Legislation & Politics
New Report Looks at $7 Million Bush Administration “Whitewash” on Seniors Conference
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Dec 11, 2006New Report Looks at $7 Million Bush Administration “Whitewash” on Seniors Conference
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...
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Sep 22, 2006September 22, 2006Category:Legislation & Politics
Alliance for Retired Americans Comment on Wal-Mart Plan to Offer $4 Prescription Drugs
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Sep 18, 2006September 18, 2006Category:Legislation & Politics
Alliance for Retired Americans Condemns White House “Whitewash” on Aging Report
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Sep 11, 2006September 8, 2006Category:Medicare Press Releases
Retirees Gather in Washington, Vow Aggressive Fall Campaign to Educate, Mobilize Seniors
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Sep 11, 2006September 7, 2006Category:Medicare Press Releases
Angry Seniors Tell Congress: Medicare “Donut Hole” No Treat for Seniors
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