Social Security

Social Security Materials

• Social Security Expansion Act will Ensure Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share and Strengthen the Trust Funds

  February 13, 2019: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the reintroduction of the Social Security Expansion Act by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter DeFazio: � Read More >

• Social Security Workers and Retirees Struggle with Enormous Backlog due to Years of Underfunding

  December 04, 2018: The Alliance is calling on all members of Congress to support the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act (H.R. 7146) introduced by Rep. Gwen Moore last week. The bill would require the Social Security Administratio Read More >

• Retirees Support Pelosi for Speaker

  November 19, 2018: For Immediate Release Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on Nancy Pelosi’s bid to be the next Speaker of the House. “Retirees could not have a better champion or more t Read More >

• House Democrats Gain Ground with Retirees

  November 07, 2018: In Dramatic Shift from 2014, 65+ Voters Favored Democratic House Candidates Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following Tuesday’s midterm elections: “Voters over the a Read More >

• 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 >