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  Friday Alert · [email protected]
July 17, 2020 at 8:01 PM

July 17, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance testifies at House Hearing on Social Security and the COVID-19 Pandemic Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. delivered testimony to the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Friday, highli…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 9:01 PM

July 10, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Coronavirus Economic Crisis Causing a Social Security Technical Glitch Without Congressional action, everyone who was born in 1960 will receive 15% lower Social Security benefits when they retire than people bo…
  Lisa Cutler · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 4:02 PM

FWD: Don’t Believe Vote by Mail Lies

Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw this important message. The pandemic has made voting by mail even more important, especially for older Americans who need to protect their health. Please sign our petition to tell Congress to fund resources for vote by m…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
July 6, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Don’t Believe Vote by Mail Lies

Dear Friend, President Trump is lying about voting by mail in this country. The fact is that Americans have voted by mail since the Civil War! And for seniors who need to protect their health during the COVID-19 pandemic, voting by mail is the best way to cast their…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM

July 3, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

The Alliance wishes you and your family a safe and happy 4th of July. Gilead’s Remdesivir Price Gouging is Latest Example of Industry’s Shameful Profiteering …
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
June 29, 2020 at 9:32 PM

Should a COVID-19 Treatment Cost $3,120 for each patient?

Dear Friend, U.S. taxpayers gave Gilead Sciences $70 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars to develop the drug Remdesivir. And now that Remdesivir is being used to treat COVID-19, Gilead is raising the price by a whopping 30%. Americans already pay the highest prices in…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 7:31 PM

June 26, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

House Democrats Move to Protect Affordable Care Act As Judicial Threat Rises House Democrats introduced new legislation to expand access to health care and make prescription drugs more affordable, and a vote i…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
June 25, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Trump Wasn’t Kidding; He’s Ending Coronavirus Testing Support in Five Days

Dear Friend, I need to ask for your help again. President Trump’s administration just announced it will end federal funding for coronavirus test sites in 5 states by the end of this month. Five. Days. From. Today. I’m shocked but not surprised. In Tulsa S…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
June 22, 2020 at 8:19 PM

URGENT: Help Save the Post Office

Dear Friend, It’s impossible to imagine a world without the Post Office. But it really could happen. Postal Service leaders told Congress that unless it receives additional funding, the system will be out of money to operate by September. Congress can fix this -- …
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 8:01 PM

June 19, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Barriers to Absentee Voting for Minnesota’s August Primary Lifted as a Result of Minnesota Alliance Lawsuit In a significant voting rights case affecting hundreds of thousands of Minnesota voters, the Minnesot…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
June 16, 2020 at 7:35 PM

Seriously? FEMA Sent Unusable PPE to Nursing Homes

Dear Friend, Ponchos without arm holes. Cloth masks. This is the “PPE” that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sending to nursing homes to protect staff and residents from COVID-19. Are they kidding? Sending inadequate equipment shows blatant disregar…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
June 12, 2020 at 8:18 PM

June 12, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Pfizer Won’t Commit to Affordable COVID-19 Vaccine Despite investing billions of taxpayer dollars on research and development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, pharmaceutical corporations refuse to guarante…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 8:49 PM

June 5, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

A Message on Behalf of the Alliance for Retired Americans The Alliance shares the pain of the entire country after witnessing the video of George Floyd dying in handcuffs with a knee on his neck despite his cl…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 8:18 PM

May 29, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Trump’s War on Health Care Has Made Pandemic Even More Threatening for Seniors A new report from Protect Our Care and the Alliance for Retired Americans reveals that President Trump’s ongoing sabotage of senio…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 8:30 PM

May 22, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Coronavirus Recession Will Make Retiring More Difficult A new study from the Schwartz Center For Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) found that the COVID-19 recession will set older workers back further than the…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
May 16, 2020 at 2:15 AM

May 15, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Administration Considers a Bad Social Security Payday Lending Scheme The Trump administration is seriously considering a plan to ask Americans to cut their future Social Security benefits for some cash today, …
  Brendan Kelly · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 9:17 PM

Help Stop Trump’s (New) Sneaky Attack on Social Security

Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw this important message from Rich. President Trump has made it clear that he wants to destroy our earned benefits. And now, he is looking at using the COVID-19 pandemic as a smokescreen to slash Social Security. We can’t let…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Stop a Harebrained Social Security Attack

Dear Friend, President Trump has made it crystal clear that he intends to slash Social Security. But his latest attack may just be the most dangerous scheme yet. White House officials are considering a plan to allow people to “borrow” money during the COVID-19 pan…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 8:15 PM

May 8, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Trump Commits to Gutting Social Security on National Television President Trump issued a threat on Sunday, saying he would veto any coronavirus stimulus relief unless Congress cuts the payroll tax, Social Secur…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 7:31 PM

Alliance Activism, Quarantine-Style

Dear Friend, I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing today to let you know about the important work the Alliance for Retired Americans is doing for retirees during the coronavirus crisis. We’ve had to go virtual, but we are still making an impact for older Amer…
  Brendan Kelly · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 8:32 PM

Say No to Wrecking Social Security

President Trump on future coronavirus response bills: “I told Steve [Mnuchin] today, we’re not doing anything without a payroll tax cut.” (Fox News, May 3, 2020) Dear Friend, President Trump actually went on national television last Sunday and said out lou…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
May 4, 2020 at 10:34 PM

Trump Commits to Gutting Social Security

Dear Friend, Americans want help and leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. So far we’ve seen billions for the wealthiest Americans and $1200 for the rest of us. Rather than proposing solutions to help working families, President Trump is refusing to provide any mor…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 5:30 PM

May 1, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

President, Rep. Brady Issue Renewed Threats to Social Security and Medicare Speaking on CNBC April 24 about the coronavirus economic crisis, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said we’re “going to have to have a discussio…
  Brendan Kelly · [email protected]
April 29, 2020 at 8:16 PM

FWD: Will You Help Unemployed Americans Get Insurance?

Dear Friend, Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and the health insurance that came with them because of the coronavirus pandemic. At a minimum, they should have the option to sign up for an Affordable Care Act plan. Please sign our petition to demand the Tru…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
April 24, 2020 at 6:45 PM

April 24, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Pennsylvania Alliance Files Lawsuit to Ensure Safe and Fair Voting During Pandemic Crisis On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Alliance and four of its members individually filed suit in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Cou…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Will You Help Unemployed Americans Get Insurance?

Dear Friend, 20 million Americans have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak. And nearly half of them have also lost the health insurance they got through their employer, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The middle of a deadly pandemic is NOT t…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 7:15 PM

April 17, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Some States Still Putting Seniors at Risk by Failing to Issue Stay-at-Home Orders The current patchwork of state social distancing policies continues to threaten vulnerable populations, including older America…
  Brendan Kelly · [email protected]
April 16, 2020 at 7:46 PM

Do You Think the Postal Service is Essential?

Dear Friend, Did you see this petition Rich sent on Monday? We’re trying to gather 50,000 signatures in support of funding to help the Postal Service weather the coronavirus pandemic - and need your help. Without emergency funding, the Postmaster General told Congres…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
April 14, 2020 at 2:30 PM

We Have About Five Months to Save the Postal System

Dear Friend, Millions of Americans, especially retirees, rely on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for daily, home delivery of mail, medicines and important goods and services no matter where they live. Like many institutions, the coronavirus crisis has hit the Pos…
  Alliance for Retired Americans · [email protected]
April 13, 2020 at 8:47 PM

Important Coronavirus Updates for Retirees, Veterans, and Seniors

Simple New IRS Website is Designed to Ensure You Get Your Stimulus Money There has been a lot of confusion about how seniors, retirees, people with disabilities, and veterans will receive the coronavirus stimulus checks they deserve. Seniors 62 and older who receive S…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
April 10, 2020 at 2:01 PM

April 10, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance Mourns the Death of Ruben Burks Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are joined together in mourning the passing of founding Alliance Secretary-Treasurer Ruben Burks. He died on Monday, April …
  Brendan Kelly · [email protected]
April 6, 2020 at 6:45 PM

FWD: Don’t Let Coronavirus Threaten Democracy

Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw this important message from Rich. Voting couldn’t be more important right now, but the Coronavirus outbreak is forcing many Americans to stay away from the polls and putting election workers’ health at risk. All America…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
April 3, 2020 at 7:01 PM

April 3, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

IRS Changes Course: Seniors Don’t Need to File Tax Returns for Stimulus Payments After All Thanks to advocacy by the Alliance and allies, the Treasury Department reversed course Wednesday and announced that Soc…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
April 2, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Don’t Let Coronavirus Threaten Democracy

Dear Friend, Election workers are wary. Some states have postponed their spring primary elections, and more are expected to follow suit. At a time when voting couldn’t be more important, the coronavirus outbreak has thrown a monkey wrench into our election systems. …
  Alliance for Retired Americans · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 9:47 PM

Coronavirus Updates for Retirees and Seniors

Important Alert: IRS Ignores Congress; Tells Social Security Beneficiaries They Must File 2018 or 2019 Tax Returns to Get Stimulus Payments The IRS has issued new guidance that Social Security beneficiaries, SSI recipients, and veterans must file a tax return to receiv…
  Brendan Kelly · [email protected]
March 30, 2020 at 9:33 PM

FWD: No Coronavirus Monopolies for Drug Corporations

Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw this important message from Rich. We need to mobilize because right now there is nothing stopping rich pharmaceutical corporations from profiteering from the coronavirus outbreak. This morning Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Tell Congress: No Coronavirus Monopolies for Drug Corporations

Dear Friend, The federal government is spending millions of dollars to develop a vaccine that can prevent future outbreaks of the dangerous coronavirus. And while scientists are working day and night to save lives, wealthy pharmaceutical corporations are up to their usu…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 8:31 PM

March 27, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Congress Passes Coronavirus Stimulus Package On Friday Congress approved a $2 trillion relief package to address some of the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The goal of the legislation is to provi…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 7:47 PM

March 20, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Pharmaceutical Corporation Doubles Price of Promising Coronavirus Treatment Rising Pharmaceuticals, a U.S.-based drug corporation, raised the price of a drug being used to treat coronavirus in China and other c…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Resources for Older Americans During Coronavirus Emergency

Dear Friend, I hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy as we all adjust to life during the coronavirus pandemic. Communities across the country are responding to the challenges of social distancing in many ways. We wanted to share some information and r…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 5:15 PM

Ready, Set, Go ... Get Counted

Dear Friend, Staying safe during the coronavirus crisis is critical. I urge you to take the recommended precautions to keep you and your community safe and follow developments from trusted sources like CDC.gov and your local department of health. But there is anot…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
March 13, 2020 at 5:02 PM

March 13, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Long Term Care Facilities Face Unique Challenges With Coronavirus Nursing homes around the country are trying to prepare for the increased risk their residents face from the coronavirus outbreak as it spreads n…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
March 12, 2020 at 9:19 PM

Coronavirus Update from the Alliance

Dear Friend, As the coronavirus, also called COVID-19, continues to spread in the United States, we want to share specific information for older Americans about how to stay safe and healthy. Please read this material and forward it to your friends, neighbors and relat…
  Brendan Kelly · [email protected]
March 10, 2020 at 8:16 PM

URGENT: President Trump Confirms Plan for Social Security and Medicare Cuts

Dear Friend, Did you see Rich’s message? Last week President Trump said “we’ll be cutting” entitlements (code for Social Security and Medicare). Will you help fight this? Sign our petition demanding that he keep his hands off our earned benefits. Older Americans…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
March 7, 2020 at 3:06 PM

We’ve Been Warned - President Trump is Coming for Social Security & Medicare

Dear Friend, President Trump let the truth slip out on Fox News last night. He said “we’ll be cutting” entitlements, meaning your earned Social Security and Medicare benefits. He said the same thing to CNBC in January, saying that cuts are “on the table” at the …
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
March 6, 2020 at 7:30 PM

March 6, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Trump Repeats His Plan to Cut Medicare and Social Security At a town hall meeting broadcast by FOX News Thursday night, President Trump said “we’ll be cutting” entitlements like Medicare and Social Security. Wh…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Coronavirus Vaccines Should be Affordable for Everyone

Dear Friend, The spread of Coronavirus is serious, and especially troubling for older Americans, who are particularly vulnerable to the disease (see the CDC’s tips below for protecting yourself). But last week President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Service…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
February 28, 2020 at 8:45 PM

February 28, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Social Security Reduces Poverty in Every State A report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has re-confirmed that Social Security lifts millions of Americans out of poverty and does so more than any o…
  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]
February 21, 2020 at 10:30 PM

Help Us Hold Congress Accountable

Dear Friend, Have you reviewed the Congressional Voting Record we sent yesterday? It makes it crystal clear who in Congress is voting to strengthen Social Security and Medicare and bring down the cost of prescription drugs -- and who is not. Today I am asking you to…
  Friday Alert · [email protected]
February 21, 2020 at 9:01 PM

February 21, 2020 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance’s 2019 Congressional Voting Record Shines Light on Heroes and Zeroes On Wednesday, the Alliance released its 2019 Congressional Voting Record, which scores each U.S. senator and representative on criti…