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• Retiree Group Endorses Joe Courtney for Re-election to U.S. House

  August 09, 2022: Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits, Lowering Drug Prices Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Joe Courtney for re-election t Read More >

• Anti-Retiree GOP Candidates Win Primaries

  August 05, 2022: Many candidates who advanced in primaries this week can be added to the list of those running this November who have publicly attacked Social Security and Medicare, including in important races like Arizona and Washington. Blak Read More >

• Social Security Trustees Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security

  June 06, 2022: The Trustees reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds were released on Thursday, showing once again that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is strong and solvent, with enough money Read More >

• Report Shows We Can Expand Social Security

  June 02, 2022: Retirees Call on Congress to Strengthen Both Medicare and Social Security The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Trustees reports on the So Read More >

• New Campaign Ads Focus on Sen. Scott’s Plans for Medicare, Social Security

  May 16, 2022: A new ad campaign launched this week focused on Sen. Rick Scott's (FL) plan to "sunset" Social Security and Medicare after five years. Scott is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which recruits and suppo Read More >

• Help Build Momentum for Rep. Larson’s Bill that Expands Social Security Benefits

  April 26, 2022: H.R. 5723, Rep. John Larson’s (CT) “Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust,” expands and strengthens Social Security, increasing benefits for all beneficiaries by requiring wealthy Americans to pay payroll taxes on wages above Read More >

• Alliance Draws Attention to Dangers of Sen. Scott’s “Rescue America Plan”

  April 25, 2022: Pennsylvania Alliance member Mary Wills, President of the Capitol Area Retired Pennsylvania State Education Association, spoke out at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event on Thursday on the state capitol steps in Harrisburg. T Read More >

• Social Security Field Offices Reopen Nationwide

  April 11, 2022: Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), announced this week that Social Security Field Offices would re-open nationwide on April 7 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Read More >

• Retirees on Fixed Incomes Live Day-to-Day Amid Rising Inflation

  March 28, 2022: With inflation levels at a 40-year high, many Americans are feeling the squeeze from rising prices nationwide. Yet for those over the age of 65 who rely on a fixed income, historic inflation presents a dire threat to their already Read More >

• Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Increases for Social Security Administration, Senior Nutrition, and the CDC

  March 21, 2022: On Tuesday President Biden signed into law H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” a $1.5 trillion spending bill for the current fiscal year that began over five months ago. Until a deal was reached, funding le Read More >