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• 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 >

• President Stretches Truth to its Breaking Point in Medicare Op-Ed

  October 10, 2018: “Medicare for All” would Reduce Health Care Costs Overall Statement from Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to Donald Trump’s Wednesday USA Today op-ed: “President Tru Read More >

• National Call-in Day to Stop Judge Kavanaugh’s Nomination

  September 07, 2018: As a judge, Brett Kavanaugh has repeatedly favored wealthy corporate interests over working Americans. He’s argued against the protections for people with pre-existing health conditions contained in the Affordable Care Act. Read More >

• States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Shield On Preexisting Conditions Were Axed

  July 17, 2018: By Harriet Rowan, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  If the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people wit Read More >

• Brett Kavanaugh is a Threat to the Health Care of Older Americans and Must be Rejected

  July 10, 2018: Statement of Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following President Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court: “When President Trump vowed 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 >

• Connecticut Seniors Describe what Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid would Mean for them

  April 10, 2018: A new video from the Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans shows what the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means to Connecticut seniors when they are sick and at their most vulnerable. Background In early 2017, Republicans Read More >

• Older Americans Hit by Senate Republicans’ Sneak Attack

  November 15, 2017: Repeal of Individual Mandate will cause Health Premiums to Rise for People Age 50-64 Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, made the following statement on the Senate Finance Committee tax bi Read More >

• Activists Stop Graham-Cassidy Health Care Tax on Older Americans in its Tracks

  September 26, 2017: Vulnerable Citizens Dodge another GOP Senate Bullet The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision not Read More >

• Latest GOP Attempt at a “Health Plan” Worst Yet

  September 20, 2017: Older Americans Would be Hard Hit The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “ Read More >