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• Senators Sanders and Warren, Reps. Schakowsky and Hoyle Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security

  February 21, 2023: As Republicans threaten cuts to Social Security and other essential federal programs, Sens. Bernie Sanders (VT) and Elizabeth Warren (MA), along with Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL) and Val Hoyle (OR), introduced legislation Monday that Read More >

• Congressional Republican Agenda Would Increase the Debt by Over $3 Trillion

  February 21, 2023: The White House released a new fact sheet this week showing that the House Republicans’ legislative agenda would increase the national debt by over $3 trillion over 10 years. The first bill passed by the new Republican House Read More >

• Nobel Laureate Economist Paul Krugman Details Decades of GOP Plans to Cut Social Security and Medicare

  February 21, 2023: Despite some Republicans’ claims to the contrary, columnist and economist Paul Krugman reminded readers this week that many in the GOP do want to eviscerate Social Security and Medicare, writing that "to believe otherwise requir Read More >

• 2023 Legislative Toolkit

  February 14, 2023: 2023 Winter Legislative Toolkit Our legislative toolkit has all of the things you'll need to celebrate Medicare and Social Security and mobilize for change on our key retirement security issues this winter. These resources inc Read More >

• 2023 Winter Toolkit Tips

  February 14, 2023: How to Use this Toolkit This overview will help you get started with your mobilization efforts this winter. It provides detailed descriptions of the various sections and materials in the rest of the toolkit. Read more &n Read More >

• 2023 Winter Toolkit Fact Sheets and Position Papers

  February 14, 2023: Position Papers and Fact Sheets We included copies of our Social Security Medicare Facts and Figures , Expanding Social Security, Inflation Reduction Act, Increasing the Debt Ceiling and Social Security Fairness Act fact sheets a Read More >

• 2023 Winter Toolkit Lobbying Materials

  February 14, 2023:   Lobbying Materials We included a presentation on lobbying, a legislative calendar, talking points, an event planning guide, a report back form, a storytelling guide, and sample letters to the editor to support your mobili Read More >

• Position Paper: Increasing the Debt Ceiling Fact Sheet

  February 07, 2023: The debt ceiling is a legal restriction on how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its bills. Congress instituted the debt ceiling in 1917 as a way to rein in federal agencies that were ignoring Congress and settin Read More >

• State of the Union: Retirees Call on President Biden to Stress That Social Security and Medicare Cuts Remain Off the Table

  February 07, 2023: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in advance of President Biden’s State of the Union address: “The state of the union is strong, but older Americ Read More >

• Kaiser Health News: Government Lets Health Plans That Ripped Off Medicare Keep the Money

  February 03, 2023: Medicare Advantage plans for seniors dodged a major financial bullet Monday as government officials gave them a reprieve for returning hundreds of millions of dollars or more in government overpayments — some dating back a decad Read More >