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July 28, 2023 at 6:52 PM

July 28, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance Praises Biden Nomination of Martin O’Malley to be Social Security Commissioner Heeding calls from seniors’ advocates and some senators urging the administration to nominate a permanent Social Security commissioner, President Biden nomin…

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July 21, 2023 at 7:10 PM

July 21, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities USA File Legal Challenge to Absentee Ballot Restrictions in Wisconsin On Thursday, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities USA and William Franks, Jr., a board member of the Al…

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July 14, 2023 at 7:51 PM

July 14, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Senate Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Strengthening Social Security; Rep. Larson Re-Introduces the Social Security 2100 Act Social Security was in the news this week with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) holding a heari…

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July 7, 2023 at 7:31 PM

July 7, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Deciding When to Retire is Not Always About How Much You’ve Saved, Report Finds Members of U.S. households over the age of 55 control 74% of investable assets, but the amount of their assets has little to do with whether or not they are retired, …

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June 30, 2023 at 8:01 PM

June 30, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Supreme Court Rules Against Giving State Legislatures Unchecked Control in North Carolina Elections Dispute The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that the North Carolina Supreme Court was acting within its authority in concluding that the stat…

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June 27, 2023 at 6:25 PM

REMINDER – Virtual Letter to the Editor Workshop

Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure you heard this week’s virtual Letter to the Editor workshop. We will discuss tips for writing Letters to the Editor that get printed and make an impact. With Social Security under attack from extremists in Congress, your voice …

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June 24, 2023 at 3:04 PM

INVITATION – Virtual Letter to the Editor Workshop

Dear Friend, One of the most effective ways to get the attention of your elected officials and the public is by writing a letter to the editor. You’re invited to a special online workshop on June 29. We will discuss tips and tricks to writing a Letter to the Ed…

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June 23, 2023 at 5:35 PM

June 23, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Following Merck, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bristol Myers Squibb and PhRMA Sue Administration Over Drug Price Negotiation The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bristol Myers Squibb and PhRMA, the drug industry’s trade association, have filed three separat…

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June 16, 2023 at 7:51 PM

June 16, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

New House Republican Budget Plan Raises Social Security Retirement Age, Privatizes Medicare The Republican Study Committee (RSC) just released a new budget plan that includes devastating cuts and changes to Social Security and Medicare. It also r…

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June 9, 2023 at 8:50 PM

June 9, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Merck Lawsuit Over Drug Price Negotiations Reflects Industry Greed, Disregard For Seniors and Taxpayers Pharmaceutical corporation Merck sued the federal government on Tuesday to block Medicare drug price negotiations, calling the program unconst…

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June 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM

June 2, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Speaker McCarthy Commission to Find Ways to Cut Government Spending, Including Social Security and Medicare, as Congress Passes Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling Speaking on Fox News, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced plans to assemble a bipartisan…

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May 26, 2023 at 6:03 PM

May 26, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

President Roach Urges House Subcommittee to Expand Social Security, Oppose Cuts On Wednesday, Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. testified during a U.S. House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing entitled “Social Security Adminis…

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May 19, 2023 at 8:01 PM

May 19, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

Alliance Hosts Town Hall with Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Social Security Commissioner Alliance members joined Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, MSW, Ph.D., Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), on Wednesday for an Older Americans M…

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  Richard Fiesta, Executive Director · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 6:26 PM

URGENT: Tell Your Representative and Senators to Save Social Security

Dear Friend, Our country is veering closer to an unnecessary economic crisis with every day that passes without a debt ceiling increase. Republicans are dug in, demanding massive budget cuts that will hurt all Americans, especially seniors, in exchange for paying …

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May 12, 2023 at 7:51 PM

May 12, 2023 Friday Alert Retiree News

A Possible Default on the National Debt Approaches as GOP Continues to Threaten Seniors’ Programs Congressional leaders from both parties and President Biden left a Tuesday White House meeting without appearing to make progress toward a deal to a…

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May 8, 2023 at 6:51 PM

Sign Up Today! Virtual May 17 Alliance Town Hall with Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Social Security Commissioner

Friend, You’re invited to join Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, Ph.D., MSW, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), for a special Older Americans Month Virtual Town Hall for Alliance members. The event will take place on Zoom Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 1…

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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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  Lisa Cutler · [email protected]

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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  Lisa Cutler, Communications Director · [email protected]

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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  Maureen Dunn · [email protected]

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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  Maureen Dunn · [email protected]

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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  Richard Fiesta, Executive Director · [email protected]

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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