Press Releases

• Retirees Mourn the Death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

  August 09, 2021: The 4.4 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are united in mourning the untimely death of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO. He was 72. “Richard Trumka was a legendary labor leader and he was also my friend. Working peopl...Read more >

• Retirees Welcome Senate Budget Resolution

  August 09, 2021: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding the Budget Resolution released today: “The Senate budget resolution released this morning is welcome news. It will make a positive and tangible diffe...Read more >

• Retirees Mourn the Death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

  August 05, 2021: The 4.4 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are united in mourning the untimely death of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO. “Richard Trumka was a legendary labor leader and he was also my friend. Working people had no mo...Read more >

• Poll: Seniors Would Cross Party Lines to Vote for Candidates Who Support Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

  August 03, 2021: More than 70 percent of voters over age 65 say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who favors allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug corporations to lower prescription drug prices, including strong majorities across party lines, accor...Read more >

• Retiree Organization Applauds President Biden’s Decision to Fire SSA Commissioner

  July 09, 2021: Statement of Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “Andrew Saul was a disaster for seniors and all Social Security beneficiaries.  From day one he was on a mission to gut the Social Security system from the i...Read more >

• Retiree Organization Urges Congress to Lower Drug Prices Now; Older Americans are “Fed Up”

  June 22, 2021: Statement from Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the Senate Finance Committee’s Principles for Drug Pricing Reform: “Americans continue to pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, a...Read more >

• 77,739 Retirees Call on Congress to Pass the Social Security Fairness Act

  June 17, 2021: Retirees from across the country today submitted tens of thousands of petition signatures to 36 key senators and members of Congress urging them to pass S. 1302 and H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. These provisions reduce Social Securit...Read more >

• New Retiree Voting Record Report Released

  April 27, 2021: The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2020 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical retirement security issues, today. “Almost every member of Congress claims to care about older Americ...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Stand Against Voter Suppression Legislation

  April 01, 2021: Seniors Demand that state legislators vote against the bills AUSTIN – The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, with 146,000 members statewide, is demanding that state legislators oppose bills such as SB 7 and HB 6, which will make it more difficu...Read more >

• Retirees Welcome American Jobs Plan

  April 01, 2021: Praise Provisions to Expand Home and Community-based Long Term Care Services The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Biden’s American Jobs Plan:  “...Read more >