Social Security

Social Security Materials

• Word is Out: Cuts to Seniors’ Earned Benefits are on the Ballot this November

  October 17, 2018: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s comments about cutting so-called “entitlements”: “There Read More >

• 52% of Older Workers Forced into Involuntary Retirement

  October 12, 2018: by Teresa Ghilarducci, Retirement Equity Lab Teresa Ghilarducci is an economist and retirement expert at the Retirement Equity Lab, an affiliate of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. September 2018 Unemploy Read More >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2.8% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

  October 11, 2018: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the government's announcement that there will be a 2.8% benefit increase for millions of Social Security ben Read More >

• Rally to Expand Social Security

  September 07, 2018: Join Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. John Larson, and the Alliance for Retired Americans to rally and hear an exciting announcement for our fight to expand Social Security. RSVP for the event here. Read More >

• Administration Nominates a Social Security Privatizer as a Trustee

  August 17, 2018: The administration announced the nomination of James Lockhart to be one of the two public trustees for the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds. If confirmed by the Senate, he would serve for four years. Lockhart served as Read More >

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

  June 05, 2018: Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable Would Give Medicare a Boost The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports issued today o Read More >

• Majority of Congress Failed to Support Retirees Last Year

  May 17, 2018: 2017 Voting Record Report Details Which Senators and Members of Congress Voted to Protect Retirement Security Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2017 voting record which scored every U.S. R Read More >

• Virginians Rally to Keep Local Social Security Field Office Open

  May 10, 2018:   Alliance members joined American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) President J. David Cox and other allies at a rally in northern Virginia on Thursday to protest the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Read More >

• Lessons for Democrats in Lamb Victory

  March 14, 2018: by Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, President of Social Security Works PAC and Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans https://youtu.be/N4syLKd2Rts Voters in Pennsylvania’s 18th district voted to Read More >

• Alliance congratulates Conor Lamb; thanks its Pennsylvania members for their role in his victory

  March 14, 2018: Retiree issues, combined with a strong Get Out the Vote effort by Alliance for Retired Americans members and staff, helped propel first-time candidate Conor Lamb to victory in the special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th congres Read More >