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Tell Congress to Oppose Fiscal Commission Legislation
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) in the House and Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) in the Senate have introduced bills to create a “fiscal commission.”
The commission would be tasked with recommending cuts to programs like Social Security and Medicare with no amendments or proper debate. There is no requirement that the commission’s deliberations would be open to the public, allowing politicians to fast-track cuts to these critical benefits behind closed doors.
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Retired Americans: Mike Rogers’ Senate Run Is a Threat to Social Security
April 14, 2025: Washington, D.C. — Jim Pedersen, President of the Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans, released the following statement in response to Mike Rogers’ announcement that he is running for U.S. Senate: “How dumb does Mike Read More >
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Release: Unions, Retirees Raise New Concerns Over DOGE Access to Social Security Data
April 11, 2025: Note: the below press release was issued by Democracy Forward, which is representing the Alliance and its co-plaintiffs in our lawsuit against the Social Security Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency. Unions Read More >
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Retirees Welcome News That Most SSA Phone Services Will Remain Available to the Public
April 09, 2025: Retirees Welcome News That SSA Phone Services Will Remain Available to the Public Washington, D.C. — Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, issued the following statement regarding the Socia Read More >
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Court of Appeals Blocks Trump Administration’s Improper Attempt to Overturn Temporary Restraining Order Protecting Social Security Data from DOGE
April 01, 2025: Fourth Circuit Compels Government to Follow Procedural Rules Washington, DC—Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed the government’s appeal of a temporary restraining order protecting sensitive dat Read More >
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Retirees Shouldn’t Count on Frank Bisignano to Stop Musk’s Destruction of the Social Security Administration
March 25, 2025: Washington, D.C. — Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, issued the following statement regarding Frank Bisignano’s confirmation hearing today before the Senate Finance Committee. “Reti Read More >
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Save Social Security Virtual Phone Bank
March 21, 2025: Read More >
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Acting Social Security Commissioner Threatens to Hold 73 Million Americans’ Benefits Hostage
March 21, 2025: Washington, D.C. — Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, issued the following statement regarding Acting Social Security Commissioner Lee Dudek’s threats to shut down the Social Security Adm Read More >
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TRO Issued in Retiree, Union Lawsuit to Block DOGE’s Access to Social Security Data
March 20, 2025: Washington, D.C. — Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, issued the following statement re. the U.S. District Court of the District of Maryland issuing a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in A Read More >
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DOGE Continues Dismantling SSA by Ending Telephone Services for Claims
March 19, 2025: Washington, D.C. — Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, issued the following statement regarding the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) abrupt termination of telephone services for bene Read More >
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KFF Health News: Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’
March 13, 2025: A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of the people it was meant to help. The agency had long made it a practice to reduce or halt benefit checks to recoup billio Read More >
