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• Alliance Salutes Veterans All Across the Country

  November 08, 2013: The Alliance and its coalition partners are holding several events around Veterans Day to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces. The events also draw attention to the fact that veterans are affected in m Read More >

• Social Security Benefits to go up just 1.5% in 2014

  November 01, 2013: Social Security benefits will rise by 1.5% next year, one of the smallest increases ever in the program's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The increase is down from the 1.7% increase for 2013. There was no COLA increase at Read More >

• Harry Reid: No Grand Bargain in the Near Future

  October 25, 2013: On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) ruled out the possibility that a budget conference committee convening next week will reach a “grand bargain” that would cut Social Security and Medicare, raise taxes and r Read More >

• Seniors’ Issues Front and Center in Government Shutdown, Debt Ceiling Talks

  October 11, 2013: On Wednesday, a letter instigated by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) was signed by 51 House Republicans, urging Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to make cuts to Social Security benefits before the debt ceiling is raised and the government is r Read More >

• Rep. Linda Sanchez Introduces the Strengthening Social Security Act in U.S. House

  September 20, 2013: This week, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), introduced the Strengthening Social Security Act, H.R. 3118, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would increase Social Security benefits by approximately $70 per month by modifying Read More >

• This Grandparents Day, Talk with Your Grandchildren about Retirement Security!

  September 06, 2013: This Sunday, September 8th, is Grandparents Day. The holiday presents a unique opportunity for intergenerational conversations about retirement security. While Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are often considered seniors’ Read More >

• Happy 78th Birthday, Social Security!

  August 09, 2013: On Wednesday, August 14th, Social Security will celebrate 78 years of providing retirement security to older Americans. In this time of financial uncertainty, when other sources of retirement income such as pensions and savings ar Read More >

• Retirees are Under Attack in Detroit and Cincinnati

  July 26, 2013: Retirees are facing frightening new threats this week in two major U.S. cities - Detroit and Cincinnati. The first involves the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing, the largest filing by a local government in U.S. history. Becau Read More >

• Initial List of Members of Congress Joining July 2 Human Chain Events is Revealed

  June 21, 2013: Politicians continue to press for the Chained CPI cut to Social Security benefits as a way to reduce the deficit. However, an average earner retiring at age 65 would lose over $6,000 over 15 years if the chained CPI were adopted. Read More >

• Momentum Continues to Build Ahead of July 2nd Human Chain Day of Action

  June 14, 2013: The Alliance and our allies continue to plan events around the country for the July 2nd “Human Chain against the Chained CPI” National Day of Action. The day is devoted to stopping the chained CPI benefit cut to Social Securit Read More >