Social Security

Social Security Materials

• Rep. Black Budget for FY 2018

  August 10, 2017: On July 19, 2017, the House Budget Committee passed the fiscal year 2018 budget with a party line vote. Drafted by Chairwoman Diane Black, R-TN, the spending blueprint seeks to balance the budget on the backs of middle-income and Read More >

• Chicago Metro Chapter Joins Youth Activists in Intergenerational Alliance

  July 14, 2017: The Chicago Metro Chapter of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, including Corresponding Secretary of the chapter Bea Lumpkin, recently launched INTERGEN, a coalition focusing on common issues and priorities. The spark fo Read More >

• Retiree Voting Record Released

  June 05, 2017: President Roach: “We clearly need changes in our leadership” Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2016 voting record report which scored every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues affe Read More >

• Trump’s Promise Not to Cut Social Security Broken

  May 23, 2017: Budget Proposal Includes Deep Cuts to Health Care, Disability Insurance, Food Assistance and Massive Tax Breaks for Billionaires and Corporations The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the A Read More >

• Growing Gap in Life Expectancy Will Affect Your Earned Retirement Benefits

  April 18, 2017: The growing gap in life expectancy will affect your retirement benefits under the Social Security and Medicare programs and the policies meant to protect them. A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found t Read More >

• 2017 Social Security and Medicare Factsheet

  February 06, 2017: Social Security and Medicare Factsheet The Many Faces of Social Security Nearly 171 million workers contribute to Social Security through payroll taxes. Nearly 61 million people receive monthly Social Security benefi Read More >

• Statement of Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on Confirmation Hearings of Mick Mulvaney and Tom Price

  January 24, 2017: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, as Trump cabinet nominee Tom Price testifies in the Finance Committee and Mick Mulvaney testifies in the Senate Budget Read More >

• Retirees a Key Part of Protest Marches

  January 23, 2017: [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="12" gal_title="Womens Marches 2017"] Retirees were a key part of the worldwide movement that Saturday’s protest marches represented. For Alliance members, like many of the activists, the protests w Read More >

• How We are Fighting for Your Retirement Security

  January 19, 2017: [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="10" gal_title="ACA Our First Stand"] On Sunday, January 15, seniors from across the country participated in more than 70 “Our First Stand” events in support of health care. Alliance members were Read More >

• SSA Funding Cuts Mean Hiring Freeze, Fewer Paper Statements

  January 10, 2017: Thanks to budget cuts, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is stretched thin and the public is going to see further reductions in services. On January 9 SSA announced it will only send paper annual statements to people age Read More >