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• Congress Must Act Now to Protect Social Security—Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share

  June 09, 2026: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance, regarding the Trustees’ reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today. The report states that the Social Securit Read More >

• New Report Confirms Steep Decline in Social Security Administration Staffing Levels

  April 24, 2026: The number of staff members working at the Social Security Administration (SSA) has dropped precipitously since the beginning of last year, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service. More than 57,000 SSA Read More >

• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Says DOJ’S Erroneous Statements in Case Over DOGE Handling of SSA Data are Alarming

  April 10, 2026: Statement from Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding the 4th Circuit ruling today in AFSCME, Alliance for Retired Americans, and American Federation of Teachers v. SSA today: “The Read More >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Responds to SSA IG Data Breach Investigation

  March 10, 2026: Whistleblower alleges that a DOGE engineer removed Americans’ sensitive data on a thumb drive Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans responding to a 3/10/26 Washington Post report Read More >

• New Retiree Voting Record Released

  March 05, 2026: 244 Senators and House Members Earned 0% Pro-Retiree Scores The Alliance for Retired Americans today released its 2025 Congressional Voting Record, which scores each U.S. Senator and Representative on important retirement secur Read More >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Responds to DOJ Revelation That DOGE Disclosed Americans’ Personal Data Held by the SSA

  January 21, 2026: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s court filing admitting that DOGE team members improperly shared sensitive, personally identifying Read More >

• Retirees Welcome Second Round of Lower-Priced Drugs Negotiated Under the Inflation Reduction Act

  November 25, 2025: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Administration's announcement of lower, negotiated prices for people with Medicare: “The requiremen Read More >

• Alliance Applauds Administration’s Decision to Drop Harmful Proposal to Make Social Security Disability Benefits Harder to Claim

  November 20, 2025: Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans welcomes the Administration’s decision to halt its proposed overhaul of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) eligibility rules after overwhelming negative feedback fro Read More >

• Social Security Callers Waiting Hours, Or Sometimes Days, for Help

  October 31, 2025: Seniors and people with disabilities calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) face endless looping music, long wait times, useless robot messages, and extended periods between a request and an actual callback, according to Read More >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2.8% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

  October 24, 2025: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 2.8% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit increase for millions of Social Sec Read More >