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• Tell President Biden to Take the First Steps to Save USPS

  August 23, 2021: USPS leadership must put its mission of delivering critical goods and services to Americans first. You can sign our petition to tell President Biden that he must take steps to ensure that happens and save the Post Office. Read More >

• Retirees Applaud Election of Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond to lead the AFL-CIO

  August 20, 2021: Statement of Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the AFL-CIO Executive Council’s election today of Liz Shuler as President of the AFL-CIO and of Fred Redmond to succeed Ms. Shuler as AFL-CIO Se Read More >

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Passes Senate

  August 16, 2021: Earlier in the week on Tuesday, after much debate, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package on a 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans joining the united 50 Democrats. The package included funding for tradit Read More >

• Retirees Applaud President Biden’s Forceful Call for Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

  August 16, 2021: On Thursday, President Biden made remarks from the East Room of the White House to urge Congress to pass legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, a policy the Alliance has been advocating for since its launc Read More >

• Alliance Says “Expand, Don’t Cut” Social Security as Anniversary Approaches

  August 13, 2021: With Social Security’s 86th anniversary coming up tomorrow -- Saturday, August 14 -- the Arizona Alliance continued the summer celebrations of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid on Thursday. This year the Arizona chapter’s Read More >

• Retirees Applaud President Biden’s Forceful Call for Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

  August 12, 2021: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Can Provide Dental, Hearing and Vision Benefits for Seniors Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Biden’s speech today regar Read More >

• Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need?

  August 11, 2021: Sorry, Joe Namath. Despite what you keep saying in those TV ads, under Medicare, seniors are not “entitled to eliminate copays and get dental care, dentures, eyeglasses, prescription drug coverage, in-home aides, unlimited tra Read More >

• Tell Congress to Mark Social Security’s 86th Birthday by Expanding It

  August 09, 2021: It's Social Security's 86th birthday this year! You can sign our petition to tell Congress to mark the occasion by expanding this earned benefit so older Americans can continue to rely on it. Read More >

• Alliance Members Continue to Commemorate Medicare, Social Security Anniversaries

  August 09, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) both participated in a Celebration of Progress, recognizing the anniversaries of the enactment of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Americans wit Read More >

• Alliance Poll: Seniors Would Cross Party Lines to Vote for Candidates Who Support Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

  August 09, 2021: More than 70 percent of voters over age 65 say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who favors allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug corporations to lower prescription drug prices, including strong majorities acros Read More >