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• Alliance Celebrates Victory of Mark Critz in Pennsylvania

  May 21, 2010: On Tuesday, Democrat Mark Critz defeated Tim Burns (R), 53% - 45%, in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, winning a special election and a seat in Congress.  Each political party said the race to succeed the late John Murtha (D) was somethin...Read more >

• Retirees Celebrate Crist Victory

  May 19, 2010: For Immediate Release Retirees Celebrate Critz Victory Win Will Help Protect Social Security Benefits for Seniors The following statement was issued by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to...Read more >

• Incumbents Lose in WV, Utah as Voters Head to the Polls in Four More States

  May 14, 2010: Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) lost his bid for a 15th term Tuesday in a primary defeat.  He is the first House member to lose a reelection bid in the 2010 campaign, and his defeat comes just days after Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) was knocked off the Nove...Read more >

• New TV Ad: Critz on Side of PA Seniors

  May 12, 2010: For Immediate Release May 12, 2010 New TV Ad: Critz on Side of PA Seniors A new television ad, which began airing today in Western Pennsylvania, lauds 12th congressional district candidate Mark Critz for his strong support for Social Security and ...Read more >

• Blog Post: 2009 New Alliance Voting Record Focuses on Health Care, Medicare, and Economics

  May 07, 2010: On Tuesday, the Alliance marked Older Americans Month by releasing its latest voting record, a new report detailing the 2009 votes of every U.S. Senator and Representative on key issues affecting current and future retirees.  The document is availab...Read more >

• Alliance Members Protest Across the Country as Fiscal Commission Meets in DC

  April 30, 2010: On Tuesday in Washington, DC, the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform met for the first time.  Erskine Bowles, former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton, and retired Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY), co-chair the Commission.  Clic...Read more >

• Alliance Seeks Open Government as Fiscal Commission Holds Its First Meeting

  April 23, 2010: Two important summit meetings will be held in Washington next week to discuss ways of reducing the federal deficit. The first will be President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which holds its first meeting on Tuesday,...Read more >

• New Health Reform Law Extends Election Period to Change Part D Plan

  April 16, 2010: The new health reform law changes and extends the annual enrollment period for Medicare Part D plans.  Anyone interested in switching plans should keep in mind the new enrollment period is now October 15 - December 7. Note that the Centers for M...Read more >

• Barbara Easterling, Ruben Burks Re-elected as Leaders of the Alliance

  April 09, 2010: The Alliance's 2010 national convention took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday through Thursday of this week.  On Wednesday, Barbara J. Easterling, who has been President of the Alliance since February of 2009, was re-elected to a four-year term....Read more >

• President Obama Signs Health Care Reform into Law One More Time

  April 01, 2010: On Tuesday, President Obama put his final signature on the health reform bill that has been front and center in the news this year and last.  One of the bill's provisions, the establishment of a federally funded program to cover people turned down b...Read more >