Press Releases

• Retiree Group Cautiously Applauds Law that Expands Medicaid in North Carolina

  March 27, 2023: Raleigh - Members of the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans (NCARA) applauded the expansion of Medicaid into law on Monday. NCARA is a grassroots advocacy organization with more than 54,000 members across the state. Once fully implement...Read more >

• New Retiree Voting Record Report Released

  March 13, 2023:  Scores Congress on Votes Including the Landmark “Inflation Reduction Act” Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2022 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical reti...Read more >

• President Biden Goes to Bat for Retirees

  March 07, 2023: Senior Organization Applauds Effort to Extend Medicare Solvency and Further Lower Drug Prices for Older Americans The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President B...Read more >

• State of the Union: Retirees Call on President Biden to Stress That Social Security and Medicare Cuts Remain Off the Table

  February 07, 2023: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in advance of President Biden’s State of the Union address: “The state of the union is strong, but older Americans' retirement secu...Read more >

• Retirees Congratulate Pelosi on Remarkable Career as Speaker

  November 17, 2022: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step down as Speaker of the House. “Seniors could not have asked for a better champion or more tireless advocate...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans Applauds Decision Blocking Illegal Hand Counting of Ballots in Cochise County

  November 07, 2022: Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans President Saundra Cole released the following statement regarding the decision issued by the Arizona Superior Court, Pima County for the County of Cochise in the case Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Cr...Read more >

• Seniors Send Urgent Letter to Texas Secretary of State Asking for Information on How to Avoid Criminal Investigation While Working on Election Day

  November 04, 2022: Austin, Texas - The Alliance of Retired Americans and its Texas Chapter delivered a letter to Texas Secretary of State John Scott today regarding the enforcement of a law which makes it a crime for an Election Day worker to take “any action to obst...Read more >

• Retiree Group Endorses David Cicilline for Re-election to U.S. House

  November 03, 2022: Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits, Lowering Drug Prices Providence - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of David Cicilline for re-election to t...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans Statement Regarding Court’s Temporary Restraining Order for Clean Elections USA to Stop Harassment and Intimidation at Ballot Drop Boxes

  November 02, 2022: Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans President Saundra Cole released the following statement regarding the Arizona District Court issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order in the case Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Clean Elections USA. ...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans Statement Regarding Court’s Failure to Order Clean Elections USA to Stop Harassment and Intimidation at Ballot Drop Boxes

  October 28, 2022: Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans President Saundra Cole released the following statement regarding the Arizona District Court decision in Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino v. Clean Elections USA. “Today’s decision is...Read more >