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• More Workers Are Tapping 401(k)s Early for Help with Financial Emergencies

  June 05, 2023: Across the board, many Americans don’t have enough short-term savings to cover unexpected or unplanned crises. That could explain why more people are raiding their personal retirement accounts early to pay for financial emergencies, and experts pre...Read more >

• Speaker McCarthy Commission to Find Ways to Cut Government Spending, Including Social Security and Medicare, as Congress Passes Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

  June 05, 2023: Speaking on Fox News, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced plans to assemble a bipartisan commission to look at potential cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and all federal government spending. McCarthy spoke hours before the U.S. House of Repre...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Cardiovascular Disease Is Primed to Kill More Older Adults, Especially Blacks and Hispanics

  June 02, 2023: Cardiovascular disease — the No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older — is poised to become more prevalent in the years ahead, disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic communities and exacting an enormous toll on the health and quali...Read more >

• President Roach Urges House Subcommittee to Expand Social Security, Oppose Cuts

  May 30, 2023: On Wednesday, Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. testified during a U.S. House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing entitled “Social Security Administration’s Role in Combating Identity Fraud.” During his testimony, President R...Read more >

• Alliance Marks Memorial Day

  May 26, 2023: Memorial Day is Monday, May 29 and the Alliance encourages its members to remember those who sacrificed their lives while serving our country. Memorial Day began in the years following the U.S. Civil War and is set aside specifically for those who we...Read more >

• Retired Americans PAC Releases Ads Warning Seniors About Threats to Social Security if Congressional Republicans Refuse to Raise the Debt Ceiling

  May 26, 2023: This week, Retired Americans PAC, an independent project of the Alliance for Retired Americans, launched a series of digital ads in 10 congressional districts and Washington, DC. The ads warn voters that Social Security checks could be disrupted if C...Read more >

• Alliance Celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

  May 19, 2023: May is not only Older Americans Month, it is also Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The White House has commemorated the occasion with a proclamation, stating in part, "Despite the immeasurable ways AA an...Read more >

• Economic Policy Institute: Almost Half of Older Workers With Physically Challenging Jobs with Low Pay May Be Unable to Retire

  May 19, 2023: The Economic Policy Institute released a report this week showing that significant numbers of Americans over 50 endure difficult working conditions, including physically taxing, dangerous and stressful jobs — jobs that often don’t even pay enough...Read more >

• 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 McConnell (R-KY) Tuesday to...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 why Social Security is...Read more >