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May 5, 2023 at 5:50 PM

May 5, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Save the Date: Alliance Retirement Security Symposium on October 17 The Alliance's annual Retirement Security Symposium will be on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C.…

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April 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM

April 28, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Fiesta: If a Budget Reflects a Party’s Values, Then the GOP Must Not Value Seniors Republicans in the U.S. House passed a bill on Wednesday to cut federal spending dramatically and unwind many of President Biden’s recent economic accomplishments,…

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  Richard Fiesta, Executive Director · [email protected]

April 25, 2023 at 7:01 PM

URGENT: House About to Vote to Harm Older Americans

Dear Friend, This week the House Republicans will vote on their so-called debt ceiling plan. Basically, in exchange for not tanking our economy, they want President Biden to agree to SLASH important programs and services older Americans rely on. We need you to DE…

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April 21, 2023 at 8:21 PM

April 21, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance Announces Partnership with National United Committee to Protect Pensions This week the Alliance and the National United Committee to Protect Pensions (NUCPP) Board of Directors announced a partnership to address the nation’s retirement s…

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April 14, 2023 at 6:21 PM

April 14, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Poll: Most Americans Oppose Social Security, Medicare Cuts According to a new AP-NORC poll, a majority of adults support increasing taxes on high income households to pay for Medicare, a plan proposed by President Biden last month. In addition, f…

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April 13, 2023 at 8:02 PM

URGENT – Action Required to Save Social Security and Medicare

Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw Rich’s important message from yesterday. We need your signature ASAP. We will be delivering the petition to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday morning! Republicans are taking aim at earned benefits like Social Securit…

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  Richard Fiesta, Executive Director · [email protected]

April 12, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Can You Afford a Future With No Earned Benefits?

Dear Friend, It’s clear that House Republicans are holding our economy hostage to gut the essential benefits that millions of Americans rely on – including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. We’ve got to stop them. Click here to demand that Speaker McC…

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April 7, 2023 at 2:00 PM

April 7, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Americans Could Lose $20,000 in Retirement Savings if GOP Refuses to Raise the Debt Ceiling The Joint Economic Committee (JEC), a congressional group that reviews economic policy, recently released a report analyzing the consequences of failing t…

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March 31, 2023 at 7:21 PM

March 31, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Trustees Report Shows Social Security Expansion is Affordable On Friday the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released their 2023 reports. Below is Alliance Executive Director Richard Fiesta’s statement:    “Today’s reports…

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March 24, 2023 at 5:31 PM

March 24, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Mike Pence Doubles Down on Benefit Cuts During an event at Washington & Lee University in Virginia on Tuesday, Former Vice President Mike Pence called for so-called “common sense” Social Security and Medicare changes. This is…

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March 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM

March 17, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance Releases New Congressional Voting Record The Alliance released its 2022 Congressional Voting Record, which scores each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical retirement security issues, on Monday.    “Almost every member of Congress…

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March 10, 2023 at 7:51 PM

March 10, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

President Biden Goes to Bat for Retirees with His 2024 Budget President Biden wrote an op-ed in The New York Times Tuesday to showcase his plans to protect and preserve Medicare, and he released the administration’s complete budget proposal for f…

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March 9, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Lower Drug Prices and a Stronger Medicare?

Dear Friend, We’re really grateful for President Biden. Politicians in Washington have been demanding cuts to Medicare, but President Biden is fighting back. Even better, the budget he is sending to Congress today will lower prescription drug prices AND make sure…

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March 3, 2023 at 7:31 PM

March 3, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Insulin Prices Cut for More Patients as Eli Lilly Caves to Pressure Drug corporation Eli Lilly announced Wednesday that it will cap out-of-pocket patient costs for its two most popular insulin drugs, Humalog and Humulin, at $35 a month. Patients …

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February 24, 2023 at 8:21 PM

February 24, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Take Action: Sign the Alliance’s Petition to Save Social Security Even though the extremist Republicans stood during the State of the Union to supposedly show “support” for Social Security and Medicare, they are scheming to cut our earned benefit…

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February 17, 2023 at 8:21 PM

February 17, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Nobel Laureate Economist Paul Krugman Details Decades of GOP Plans to Cut Social Security and Medicare Despite some Republicans’ claims to the contrary, columnist and economist Paul Krugman reminded readers this week that many in the GOP do want …

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February 13, 2023 at 7:02 PM

Are you paying less for insulin?

Dear Friend, Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare beneficiaries are paying no more than $35 a month for insulin. ? Are you one of them? We need to identify 25 Medicare beneficiaries in your state who take insulin and are now paying less. ? If you …

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February 10, 2023 at 8:50 PM

February 10, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Debate Over Future of Social Security and Medicare Dominates State of the Union During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden promised that he would not agree to cuts to Social Security or Medicare. He contrasted his commitment…

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February 3, 2023 at 7:03 PM

February 3, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance Celebrates Black History Month with an Eye on Voting Rights As the nation marks Black History Month throughout the month of February, Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. said this week that we must build on the achievements of the Rever…

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January 27, 2023 at 8:52 PM

January 27, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Democrats Debate Whether President Biden Should Negotiate with Speaker McCarthy on Debt Limit House lawmakers and the White House continued to spar this week over whether to include Social Security and Medicare in negotiations over raising the de…

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January 23, 2023 at 9:07 PM

CORRECTION: INVITATION – Learn How to Lobby for Change

Dear Friend, Due to a technical glitch with Zoom, we wanted to make sure you got this new registration link for our special training event happening this week. Now that members of the 118th Congress are sworn in and state legislators are back in session across the …

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January 23, 2023 at 7:01 PM

INVITATION – Learn How to Lobby for Change

Dear Friend, Now that members of the 118th Congress are sworn in and state legislators are back in session across the country, it’s time to push for pro-retiree and pro-worker policies. But if you’re asking yourself “how do I do that?,” you’re not alone. That’…

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January 20, 2023 at 10:01 PM

January 20, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Biden and House GOP are at an Impasse as Nation Hits Key Debt Ceiling Deadline The Biden administration and House Republicans passed an initial January 19 debt ceiling deadline this week without a plan for resolution, ensuring a long standoff tha…

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January 13, 2023 at 8:31 PM

January 13, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Ohio Alliance Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Over New Photo ID Requirement The Ohio Alliance, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Ohio Federation of Teachers and Union Veterans Council have filed a lawsuit over an Ohio law requiring voters to…

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January 6, 2023 at 8:51 PM

January 6, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Far-right House Members Seek Commitment that New Speaker Will Use Debt Limit to Force Spending Cuts Conservative rebels in the House are demanding that the next Speaker of the House commit to opposing a “clean” debt limit increase later in 2023. …

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December 31, 2022 at 11:02 PM

I Just Had To Send You This

Dear Friend, THIS is the final email I am sending this year, and I just had to reach out to you one last time, because … … most Social Security checks don’t keep up with inflation and Medicare does not cover all our health care needs. And yet scores of anti-retire…

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December 31, 2022 at 4:06 PM

Mid-Night Is It

Dear Friend, This is important, so I’ll get right to the point. Please contribute by midnight tonight to the Alliance Ed Fund’s campaign to protect your Social Security and Medicare benefits by clicking HERE. We need to hit the ground running in 2023! There i…

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December 29, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Protect Your Social Security Check TODAY

Dear Friend, Many of the people who will gain power in the new Congress just a few days from now have pledged to do everything in their power to CUT Social Security and Medicare. They have already used distortions, disinformation and plain lies to justify their de…

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December 23, 2022 at 9:01 PM

December 23, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

The Alliance wishes you and your family a safe and joyous holiday season.    The Friday Alert will resume on January 6, 2023.  Congress Passes Omnibus Spending Bill Lawmakers passed a $1.7 trillion government spending bill for 2023, ave…

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December 16, 2022 at 9:51 PM

December 16, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Medicare Advantage Plans Overcharged Taxpayers by Millions A review of 90 government audits by Kaiser Health News reveals that Blue Cross and a number of other health insurers issuing Medicare Advantage plans have tried to sidestep regulations re…

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December 9, 2022 at 7:31 PM

December 9, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Biden Announces $36 Billion in Relief to Avoid Cuts to Promised Pension Benefits President Biden announced $36 billion in financial relief on Thursday to prevent pension benefit cuts for thousands of union workers.   Biden was joined by Labor Sec…

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December 2, 2022 at 7:13 PM

December 2, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

White House Calls Tying Social Security and Medicare Cuts to Debt Ceiling Vote a “Non-Starter” A White House spokesperson strongly criticized the Senate’s number two Republican, John Thune (SD), for saying his party wants to use …

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November 25, 2022 at 3:01 PM

November 25, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Researchers Find Evidence That Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain A new study by the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine has found evidence that regular aerobic exercise improves blood flow to the brain …

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November 18, 2022 at 9:30 PM

November 18, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance for Retired Americans Hosts 2022 Retirement Security Symposium More than a dozen speakers from unions and government agencies, young workers and others shared strategies to address the continuing retirement security emergency in America …

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November 11, 2022 at 3:00 PM

November 11, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Retirees Remain Hopeful as Election Day Results are Tabulated Democrats defied expectations in the midterm elections, potentially defending enough seats to maintain control of the Senate with control of the House of Representatives still undeterm…

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November 4, 2022 at 7:21 PM

November 4, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

See Which Candidates Can be Trusted with Seniors’ Votes With Election Day just days away, the Alliance has endorsed more than 240 midterm election candidates based on retiree issues. Check this map to find the endorsed candidates from your state …

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October 28, 2022 at 7:00 PM

October 28, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Arizona Alliance and Voto Latino File Lawsuit to Stop Harassment and Intimidation at Arizona Ballot Drop Boxes The Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino filed a lawsuit Monday in the United States District Court for the District …

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  Richard Fiesta · [email protected]

October 26, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Lower Drug Prices Are on the Ballot

Dear Friend, Americans pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs while drug corporations are raking in outrageous profits. After a 20-year fight, Congress finally took real action to start lowering the price seniors pay at the pharmacy counter. The n…

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October 21, 2022 at 7:50 PM

October 21, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Ohio Pension Warrior Rita Lewis to Address Alliance Symposium Join the Alliance virtually at our Retiree Security Symposium Seminar, which will include a videotaped address by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, on Tuesday, November 15…

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October 14, 2022 at 7:51 PM

October 14, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Social Security Benefits to Rise by 8.7 percent in 2023 in Big Boost for Seniors The Social Security Administration on Thursday announced an 8.7 percent cost of living adjustment for retirees, survivors and people with disabiliti…

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October 7, 2022 at 8:30 PM

October 7, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance to Host Retirement Security Seminar in November Join the Alliance virtually at our event, Retiree Security Symposium: A Seminar with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. It will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 9:00 -…

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September 30, 2022 at 7:51 PM

September 30, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Hurricane Ian Causes Loss of Life, Epic Damage Across Florida, American Southeast Hurricane Ian devastated Florida Wednesday and Thursday, turning toward Georgia and South and North Carolina Friday as it made its way through the …

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September 23, 2022 at 7:21 PM

September 23, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance, Members of Congress Praise Inflation Reduction Act’s Health Care Measures at Capitol Hill Rally Alliance Executive Director Richard Fiesta joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) and allies on Wednesday for a Capitol Hil…

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September 16, 2022 at 6:50 PM

September 16, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Pennsylvania Alliance Files Motion to Fight Voter Suppression in Lehigh County The Pennsylvania Alliance, continuing to fight voter suppression efforts in Pennsylvania, filed a legal motion stating that the restrictions proposed …

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  Maureen Dunn · [email protected]

September 13, 2022 at 7:03 PM

You’re Invited: Celebrate New Law to Lower Drug Prices

Dear Friend, Please join us Thursday afternoon for a special virtual event to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. This historic law gives Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices, caps insulin prices and out-of-pocket drug costs for people w…

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September 9, 2022 at 7:21 PM

September 9, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance and Allies Highlight the Benefits of Inflation Reduction Act for Retirees The Alliance joined Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL) at a virtual press conference Wednesday to discuss how millions of seniors will benefit from the Infl…

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September 2, 2022 at 7:20 PM

September 2, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

The Alliance wishes you and your family a safe and celebratory Labor Day weekend. Wisconsin Senator Doubles Down on Plans to Slash Earned Retirement Benefits on Campaign Trail Senator Ron Johnson (WI) this week discusse…

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August 26, 2022 at 6:52 PM

August 26, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Charlie Crist to Take on Ron DeSantis for Florida Governor after Winning Democratic Primary Rep. Charlie Crist (D) cruised to a primary victory over state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in Florida on Tuesday and will face Gov. Ron DeSantis …

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August 19, 2022 at 6:51 PM

August 19, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance Mourns the Death of Jo Etta Brown Jo Etta Brown, who served as Alliance Executive Vice President from 2014 until this year, passed away on Saturday in Nevada after a long career of fighting for seniors and civil rights.   “Jo Etta was be…

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August 12, 2022 at 10:31 PM

August 12, 2022 Friday Alert Retiree News

Seniors Applaud House Passage of Bold Action to Lower Drug Prices Alliance members celebrated passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the U.S. House of Representatives today, five days after the bill was passed by the U.S. Senate. Preside…

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