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• Trustees Reports: Social Security Steady, Medicare Financial Outlook Improved

  May 31, 2013: The Social Security and Medicare Trustees issued their annual reports on the state of the two programs’ finances today. Social Security, according to its Trustees, has a $2.7 trillion surplus, enough to fully meet the demands of Read More >

• Blog Post: Alliance 2012 Voting Record Rates “The Most Unproductive Congress” in Nation’s Modern History

  May 24, 2013: On Monday, the Alliance released its annual report detailing the voting record of every U.S. Senator and Representative on key issues affecting current and future retirees. The document, available at https://retiredamericans.org/v Read More >

• Press Release: 2012 Retiree Voting Record Released for 2nd Session of 112th Congress

  May 20, 2013: “The Most Unproductive Congress in Modern American History” Washington, DC – To begin the third week of May, which is Older Americans Month, the Alliance for Retired Americans today released a new report detailing the vot Read More >

• Join Sen. Harkin for a Tele-Town Hall about Social Security Legislation on Monday

  May 17, 2013: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) recently introduced the Strengthen Social Security Act, S.567. Instead of offering a cold, calculated benefit cut like the chained CPI, this bill would actually increase Social Security Cost of Living Adjust Read More >

• Seniors Join Pro-Retiree Members of Congress to Protest Benefit Cuts

  May 10, 2013: On Wednesday, over a hundred Alliance activists joined with several leading members of the U.S. Senate and House for an energetic press event on Capitol Hill. The event was headlined by Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and also featured Read More >

• President Obama Issues Proclamation Honoring Older Americans Month

  May 03, 2013: May is Older Americans Month, when communities around the country come together to honor seniors. In the proclamation issued by the White House, President Obama notes the contributions retirees make to the country through voluntee Read More >

• Grand Bargain: A Possible Scenario

  April 26, 2013: On Tuesday, Forbes magazine’s online site offered a write-up on the likelihood of a “grand bargain” between Democrats and Republicans that would shrink the national deficit but cut earned benefits for seniors. Available at h Read More >

• Tell Your U.S. Rep. to Co-Sponsor Cicilline Resolution Opposing the Chained CPI

  April 19, 2013: This week, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives expressing clear opposition to using the chained CPI method to calculate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security be Read More >

• Masses Protest Obama Budget Release Including Cuts to Social Security, Medicare

  April 12, 2013: The Alliance joined the broad Strengthen Social Security coalition Tuesday at the White House to deliver 2.3 million petitions against the proposal to change the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) to the chained CPI Read More >

• President Obama May Include Cuts to Social Security COLA in Budget Proposal

  April 05, 2013: Press reports indicate that President Obama will include cuts to Social Security cost of living adjustments (COLAs) and Medicare in his budget proposal next Wednesdayhttp://nyti.ms/14T0YSY. The President will reportedly propose th Read More >