Press Releases

• 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 >

• Retirees Applaud Action to Save Multiemployer Pension Plans from Insolvency

  March 10, 2021: More than ten million Americans will have greatly increased pension security for the benefits they have earned thanks to a provision in the American Rescue Plan which President Biden will sign into law this week. “Working people deserve to retir...Read more >

• Ossoff, Warnock Senate Victories a Momentous Win for Retirees

  January 06, 2021: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the results of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia: “The 4.4 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans, incl...Read more >

• Retirees to Sen. Johnson: Focus on Wisconsin’s Needs, Not Conspiracy Theories

  December 15, 2020: Statement of Gary Mitchell, President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the decision of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson to convene a hearing on Wednesday, December 16 about “...Read more >

• Trump Administration is Spending its Last Weeks in Office Cutting Social Security Benefits

  December 07, 2020: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trump Administration’s plan that may eliminate Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for as many as 500,000...Read more >

• Biden-Harris Victory a Win for Retirees

  November 07, 2020: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the 2020 presidential election results: “The 4.4 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans extend their congrat...Read more >

• Retirees Endorse Dina Titus for Re-Election in Nevada’s First Congressional District

  October 29, 2020: Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Las Vegas, NV - Today, members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Dina Titus for re-election in Nevada 1st Congress...Read more >