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Retirees Enthusiastically Endorse Joe Biden for President
August 13, 2020: For Immediate Release Citing confidence in Vice President Biden’s commitment to retirement security for every American, the Alliance for Retired Americans, a grassroots organization with 4.4 million members across the country Read More >
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President Trump Can’t Stop Talking About His Plans to Cut Social Security
August 10, 2020: August 8 Remarks Are Latest in a Long Line Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on President Trump’s Continuing Assault on Social Security and Medicare. “Donald Trump ha Read More >
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Retirees Mark Medicare’s 55th Anniversary with Virtual Events
July 30, 2020: Milestone Reached as Republican COVID-19 Relief Package Threatens Medicare’s Future https://youtu.be/eu-eeyFNvBs Washington, DC - Thursday marks the 55th anniversary of Medicare, and Alliance members across the country are Read More >
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Trump Committed to Gutting Social Security
May 04, 2020: For Immediate Release Threatens to Veto Any Coronavirus Relief Unless Congress Cuts Social Security’s Dedicated Funding The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Ameri Read More >
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President Trump “Protecting” Seniors, Really?
April 30, 2020: For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Trump’s anticipated remarks later today about “taking care of seniors Read More >
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Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Remain Strong, According to Annual Trustees Report
April 22, 2020: Now is Time to Act to Strengthen Both Systems The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports issued today on the Social Security and Read More >
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President Goes 0-for-4 for Retirees
February 10, 2020: Fiscal 2021 Budget Would Cut Health Care for Older Americans The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Trump’s budget proposal for fisc Read More >
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‘Hobnobbing With Billionaires in Davos,’ Trump Admits—If Reelected—He Will Seek to Cut Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare
January 23, 2020: "It'll be toward the end of the year," Trump said from Davos, Switzerland. "And at the right time, we will take a look at that. You know, that's actually the easiest of all things, if you look, cause it's such a big percentage." Read More >
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Trump Confirms Social Security and Medicare Cuts Will Be On the Table at the “End of This Year”
January 22, 2020: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Trump’s acknowledgment on CNBC that he would look to cut "entitlements" if re-elected: “Aft Read More >
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Medicare Fraudsters Now Tap Telemedicine In Medical Equipment Scams
October 18, 2019: By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News OCTOBER 9, 2019 (Hannah Norman/KHN illustration; Getty Images) Dean Ernest had been living in a nursing home about a year when his son, John, got a call last winter asking if his Read More >