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• Debt Ceiling Update: Talks Continue as June 1 Deadline Approaches

  May 19, 2023: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConne Read More >

• Alliance Hosts Town Hall with Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Social Security Commissioner

  May 19, 2023: Alliance members joined Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, MSW, Ph.D., Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), on Wednesday for an Older Americans Month Retiree Town Hall webinar. The Acting Commissioner discussed wh Read More >

• Pfizer CEO Comment on Drug Price Negotiation Reflects Industry Greed, Arrogance and Disregard for Patients

  May 12, 2023: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla’s statement that the federal government’s plans to negotiate drug prices for Me Read More >

• KFF Health News: Republicans Vow Not to Cut Veterans’ Benefits. But the Legislation Suggests Otherwise.

  May 12, 2023: Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, “I’m dead serious that we’re not cutting veterans, and I mean it.” - Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Read More >

• Older Americans Month Begins with May Day

  May 05, 2023: Monday, May 1 was not only the first day of Older Americans Month, it was also May Day, (International Workers’ Day). Throughout May, Alliance members across the country are celebrating seniors’ contributions to the nation and Read More >

• White House Releases State by State Fact Sheets on the GOP House’s “Default on America Act”

  May 05, 2023: President Biden invited the "big four" congressional leaders – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Leader Jeffries and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy – to the White House next week, afte Read More >

• Save the Date: Alliance Retirement Security Symposium on October 17

  May 05, 2023: The Alliance's annual Retirement Security Symposium will be on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C. All Alliance members will be invited to attend virt Read More >

• KFF Health News: Biden Administration Issues New Warning About Medical Credit Cards

  May 05, 2023: The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of medical credit cards and other loans for medical bills, warning in a new report that high interest rates can deepen patients’ debts and threaten Read More >

• Social Security: Our Earned Benefits

  May 04, 2023:   Social Security: Our Earned Benefits (video) Social Security: Our Earned Benefits presentation (.pdf) Social Security: Our Earned Benefits presentation (.ppt)           &n Read More >

• Biden Announces Run for Second Term as President

  May 01, 2023: On Tuesday President Biden formally announced his plans to run for reelection in 2024, citing the need to take on MAGA extremists who are "[c]utting Social Security that you’ve paid for your entire life while cutting taxes for t Read More >