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• Blog Post: The Alliance Releases 2013 Annual Voting Record Rating Congress

  May 30, 2014: On Thursday, the Alliance released its annual report detailing the voting record of every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues important to current and future retirees. The voting record looks at 10 key votes in both the Sena Read More >

• Quality Home Care and Public Sector Unions at Risk in Supreme Court Case

  May 23, 2014: In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a ruling in Harris v. Quinn, a case involving the payment of union dues by public-sector home health workers in Illinois. The decision could come as early as next week or as l Read More >

• Another Survey Suggests U.S. Middle Class is Falling Behind

  April 25, 2014: While income gains for the richest Americans are outpacing their global peers, The New York Times reports that lower- and middle- income tiers in other advanced nations have made greater gains over the last three decades. “The n Read More >

• On Tax Day, Alliance Calls for End to Corporate Tax Loopholes

  April 17, 2014: In honor of this week’s Tax Day, the Alliance asks members to contact Congress and demand the end of two huge tax loopholes that benefit giant corporations. Congress is expected to return from its break and take up a bill that w Read More >

• NY Gov. Candidate Astorino: Let Seniors Eat Soup, and They Won’t Need Dentures

  February 07, 2014: This past Monday, Republican/Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino formed an exploratory Committee to run for New York Governor against Andrew Cuomo (D). The New York Daily News covered it by reporting on an interview that Mr. Read More >

• President Stays Away from Cuts to Key Programs in State of the Union Speech

  January 31, 2014: President Obama’s State of the Union address avoided mention of some policies that would prove damaging to retirees, such as the chained CPI cut to earned Social Security benefits or other cuts to Social Security, Medicare and M Read More >

• Senate Passes Budget Deal

  December 20, 2013: This Tuesday, the Senate voted to end debate on a two-year budget deal and put it up for final passage. On Wednesday, the deal passed the Senate in a 64-36 vote. The bill sets spending levels for 2014 and 2015 and reduces sequeste Read More >

• Budget Agreement Averts a Shutdown, but More Work Remains

  December 13, 2013: On Thursday, the House voted 332-94 to approve a two-year budget deal crafted by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). The legislation won the support of 169 Republicans as well as 163 Democrats, and now heads to the Read More >

• Budget Conference is Close to a Deal that Addresses Sequestration

  December 06, 2013: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) are only a few billion dollars in budgetary savings away from a deal that would set spending levels and blunt the impact of Read More >

• Veterans Day Message: “Don’t Cut Veterans’ Benefits”

  November 15, 2013: The Alliance continued holding events with coalition partners around Veterans Day this week, drawing attention to the fact that veterans’ benefits would be cut in multiple ways if the chained CPI cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) Read More >