Social Security

• Alliance for Retired Americans: House Budget Resolution (Again) Includes Tax Cuts for the Ultra-Wealthy and Will Lead to Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

  March 06, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to news that the U.S. House Budget Committee plans to vote on Thursday, March 7 on a Concurrent FY 2025 Budget Resolution: ...Read more >

• Position Paper: Debt Commission Legislation Fast Tracks Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

  January 21, 2024: Social Security and Medicare have been the foundation of retirement security for generations of Americans, providing income and health care to millions. Americans earn these benefits, contributing to them with every paycheck. On January 18, 2024 t...Read more >

• House Budget Committee Advances “Fiscal Commission” Legislation

  January 19, 2024: On Thursday, the House Budget Committee approved three pieces of legislation that pave the way for cuts to Social Security and Medicare: the Fiscal Commission Act (H.R. 5779), the Fiscal State of the Nation Act (H.R. 6952), and the Debt-to-GDP Transp...Read more >

• 220 People Finished Paying Social Security Taxes on New Year’s Day

  January 05, 2024: Just a few hours into 2024, more than 220 Americans, including SpaceX/Tesla/X’s Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook, paid all their Social Security taxes for the year. This comes in sharp contrast to the over 160 million American workers who will c...Read more >

• Retirees Urge Senate to Confirm O’Malley as SSA Commissioner

  November 02, 2023: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in support of Governor Martin O'Malley’s nomination for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration: “Sixty-six million Americans - one out of every ...Read more >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Plan for a Debt Commission

  October 25, 2023: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Speaker Mike Johnson's record of voting against older Americans’ best interests and his announcement that he plans to create a...Read more >

• House Budget Committee Holds “Fiscal Commission” Hearing

  October 20, 2023: On Thursday, the House Budget Committee held a full committee hearing entitled "Sounding the Alarm: Examining the Need for a Fiscal Commission." Led by Republican Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX), the hearing primarily focused on why a fiscal debt co...Read more >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 3.2% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

  October 12, 2023: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 3.2% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries,...Read more >

• Position Paper: Expanding Social Security

  October 01, 2023: Today 66 million Americans – one out of every five households – relies on Social Security’s lifetime, guaranteed benefits. To continue to provide retirement security for current and future generations, it is time to strengthen and expand Soc...Read more >

• America’s Work Force Union Podcast: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Continue to Impact Retirees

  September 15, 2023: September 15, 2023 Alliance Executive Director Rich Fiesta joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the fight for Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, the impact on retirees and the need for Social Security expansi...Read more >