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• Alliance Member Dines with Vice President Biden

  December 07, 2012: Maryland/DC Alliance member David Waugh of Bethesda, Maryland had lunch with Vice President Joe Biden today. Waugh was selected to attend the lunch at an Arlington, Virginia diner, because he and his wife are part of the 98% of Americans whose taxes ...Read more >

• Obama Administration, Sen. Durbin Fight for Social Security in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Debate

  November 30, 2012: According to Politico, top officials who have been involved in the "fiscal cliff" talks for many months say the parameters of a deal — including the size of tax hikes and spending cuts it will most likely contain — are starting to take shape. Ear...Read more >

• Lame Duck Agenda Threatens Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid

  November 16, 2012: With the election over, all eyes are focused on the lame-duck session of Congress and the battle to come to a budget agreement to avert the fiscal cliff, a combination of automatic tax increases and massive budget cuts set to go into effect at the en...Read more >

• President Obama Wins Re-Election!

  November 09, 2012: President Barack Obama won re-election over Republican Mitt Romney, gaining at least 303 electoral votes Tuesday night - 33 more than the 270 needed for victory. The President also leads in Florida, but results in that state are not yet final. In the...Read more >

• PENNSYLVANIA SENIORS TELL HOW THEY WOULD BE HURT BY CUTS TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SECURITY

  November 09, 2012: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yuri Rega Beckelman, AFL-CIO, 215-531-0886 Adam Swope, Alliance for Retired Americans, 202-341-7821 PENNSYLVANIA SENIORS TELL HOW THEY WOULD BE HURT BY CUTS TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SECURITY Phialdephia,...Read more >

• Remember to Vote on November 6th!

  November 02, 2012: Election Day - Tuesday, November 6 - is now just four days away. “I want to thank all of our activists who have been working tirelessly, planning ahead for months,” said Barbara J. Easterling, President of the Alliance. “Now is not the time to ...Read more >

• Nearly 70,000 Alliance Members Join VP Biden on Teleconference Call

  October 26, 2012: Nearly 70,000 members of the Alliance for Retired Americans joined a call this week with Vice President Joe Biden to learn more about the Obama Administration’s commitment to keeping Medicare and Social Security strong for future generations. Membe...Read more >

• Freedomworks Pushes Social Security Privatization – And Keith Rothfus for Congress

  October 26, 2012: The radical, corporate-backed Tea Party organization Freedomworks hits Congressman Mark Critz for “opposing Social Security Privatization”.  What does that say about their endorsed candidate, Keith Rothfus? Jean Friday, President of the Pennsy...Read more >

• Pennsylvania Retirees Join Vice President Biden onMedicare, Social Security

  October 25, 2012: Harrisburg – Nearly 19,000 seniors with the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans joined a call this week with Vice President Joe Biden to learn more about the Obama Administration’s commitment to keeping Medicare and Social Security strong...Read more >

• Social Security Beneficiaries to Receive 1.7% COLA in 2013

  October 19, 2012: More than 56 million Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2013, U.S. government officials announced on Tuesday. For the average retiree recipient, the monthly benefit will rise by $21, to $1,261. The ...Read more >