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• Retirees to hold Social Security Birthday Rally in York, PA

  August 17, 2011: For Immediate Release August 12th, 2011                                                                                            ADVIS Read More >

• Social Security’s 76th Anniversary is this Sunday

  August 12, 2011: On July 30, the Alliance celebrated the 46th Anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This Sunday, August 14, we will be celebrating the 76th Anniversary of Social Security, and Alliance members have been working to educ Read More >

• Texas Gov. Rick Perry Runs into the New Hampshire Alliance on the Campaign Trail

  August 11, 2011: On Saturday, Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the race to win the Republican nomination for President in 2012. Five days later, his Thursday morning stop on the campaign trail was met with dozens of angry seniors and protesters f Read More >

• Social Security and Medicare Spared – For Now – In Debt Ceiling Deal

  August 05, 2011: Social Security and Medicare escaped a first round of budget cuts in the debt ceiling agreement reached earlier this week in Washington, but future threats loom on the horizon for these two programs. The agreement, which became la Read More >

• Pennsylvania Retiree Leader Reacts to Debt Ceiling Deal; Warns of Upcoming Threats to Social Security and Medicare

  August 04, 2011: For Immediate Release August 2nd, 2011                                                                                     Pennsylvania Retiree Leader Reacts to Debt Ceiling Deal; Warns Read More >

• Reid Plan Would Address Debt Ceiling without Affecting Medicare, Social Security

  July 29, 2011: Without signed legislation to raise the national debt limit by August 2, the Treasury will not have enough funds to pay the nation’s bills. Administration officials have warned of potentially calamitous effects on the economy if Read More >

• Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue to Cause Uncertainty

  July 22, 2011: President Obama had once set Friday, July 22, as the day when an agreement had to be reached so that corresponding legislation to raise the debt ceiling could be drafted and passed by the House and Senate. However, that timeline h Read More >

• Cantor Obstructionism Imperils Finding a Debt Ceiling Solution

  July 15, 2011: With little more than two weeks to go before a possible government default, congressional leaders are sounding out their members this weekend over a deal to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling while cutting the overall debt by s Read More >

• Debt Ceiling Talks Focus on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Cuts

  July 08, 2011: President Obama is pressing congressional leaders “to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh ta Read More >

• Top Democrats Reject Coburn-Lieberman Plan to Cut Medicare

  July 01, 2011: According to The Washington Post, leading congressional Democrats “immediately recoiled” Tuesday from a new proposal to cut $600 billion in Medicare spending over the next decade — in part by raising the eligibility age. Sen Read More >