Social Security

• Social Security’s Finances Remain Strong, Annual Trustees Reports Show

  August 31, 2021: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today: “Social Security remains strong and so...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 >

• 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 >

• Position Paper: Social Security Fairness Act 2021

  June 16, 2021: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions claw back the Social Security benefits of workers or their spouse or widow(er) if they worked for a period of time in jobs not covered by Social Security. To a...Read more >

• Biden Budget Includes Funds to Boost Social Security’s Customer Service

  June 15, 2021: The Social Security Administration (SSA) would receive a $1.3 billion — or 9.7% — increase if President Joe Biden's FY 2022 budget is adopted. The President has requested a total of $14.2 billion for SSA, and Commissioner Andrew Saul stated in th...Read more >

• News: Sen. Romney, Rep. Gallagher Re-Introduce the TRUST Act

  April 26, 2021: On Wednesday, Sen. Mitt Romney (UT) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI) introduced the “Time to Rescue United States’ Trusts” (TRUST) Act as stand alone bills in the U.S. Senate and House (S.1295 and H.R. 2575), reviving a threat to the retirement sec...Read more >

• Fact Sheet/Position Paper: Oppose the TRUST Act

  April 23, 2021: Sen. Mitt Romney (UT) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI) introduced the Time to Rescue United States’ Trusts (TRUST) Act, S.1295 and H.R. 2575, on April 21, 2021. This would pave the way for Social Security and Medicare cuts, creating “Rescue Commit...Read more >

• News: White House Budget Includes Increased Funding for SSA, Alzheimer’s Research

  April 19, 2021: President Biden unveiled his first budget request last Friday, and it calls for $14.2 billion in funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA), an increase of 11% over the current budget. The budget includes $895 million in additional fundi...Read more >

• Fact Sheet: Social Security Fairness Act

  February 04, 2021: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) claw back the Social Security benefits of workers or their spouse or widow(er) if they worked for a period of time in jobs not covered by Social Security. To address ...Read more >

• Fact Sheet: 2021 Social Security and Medicare — Current Facts and Figures

  January 19, 2021: Nearly 180 million workers contribute to Social Security and Medicare through payroll taxes. Details like benefit amounts and premiums change each year. Our fact sheet has the latest figures for 2021. Download the fact sheet.  ...Read more >