Press Releases

• Alliance Mourns the Death of Rep. John Lewis

  July 19, 2020: “Lifelong Leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Fighter for Seniors” Washington, DC - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are united in mourning the loss of Rep. John Lewis of Georgia. In addition to being a leader of the civil r...Read more >

• Retiree Group Endorses Long for U.S. House

  July 06, 2020: For Immediate Release July 6, 2020 Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Vancouver, WA - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Carolyn Long for ele...Read more >

• Absentee Ballot Delivery Failures in Wisconsin Draw New Legal Challenges to Give Voters Fail-Safe Options

  June 29, 2020: [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="11069"] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wisc. – Despite the heroic efforts of municipal clerks preparing and mailing out an unprecedented number of absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s April 7 election (more ...Read more >

• Gilead’s Remdesivir Price Gouging is Shameful Profiteering During a Pandemic

  June 29, 2020: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Gilead’s announcement that the price of Remdesivir in the United States will jump by 30% percent from $2,340 per patient to $3...Read more >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Maine to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

  June 24, 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUSTA – Today, the Alliance for Retired Americans and two of its members, Don Berry and Doug Born, filed a lawsuit in the Maine Superior Court to protect the rights of older Maine voters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...Read more >

• Barriers to Absentee Voting for Minnesota’s August Primary Lifted as a Result of Retirees’ Lawsuit

  June 16, 2020: For Immediate Release ST. PAUL, MN – In a significant voting rights case affecting hundreds of thousands of Minnesota voters, the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund and three of its members reached a settlement with the Se...Read more >

• Retirees Statement on the Tragic Death of George Floyd and its Aftermath

  June 02, 2020: For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis and the national protests that have followed: ...Read more >

• Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund Sues State of Minnesota to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

  May 13, 2020: ST. PAUL, MN – Today, the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund and three of its members, supported by the National Redistricting Foundation, filed a lawsuit in the Ramsey County District Court to protect the rights of older Min...Read more >

• White House: Slash Your Own Social Security to Survive the Pandemic

  May 11, 2020: For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding a Washington Post report of the White House’s serious consideration of a plan to ask Americans to cut...Read more >

• Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Texas to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

  May 11, 2020: AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans and one of its members filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas to protect the rights of older Texas voters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alliance was j...Read more >