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  Friday Alert · [email protected]
July 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM

July 4, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

President Trump Signs Budget and Tax Bill That Guts Health Care Millions of Older Americans Rely On to Pad Pockets of the Ultra-Wealthy The Republican Budget Reconciliation bill was signed into law on Friday morning. The law includes the largest …
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June 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM

June 27, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Social Security Administration Quietly Removes Customer Service Data Before Commissioner Testifies The Social Security Administration (SSA) stopped posting customer service performance metrics on its website, according to a new report from The W…
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June 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM

June 20, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

New Report Shows How Medicaid Cuts Will Increase Cost of Healthcare for All Americans A new AFL-CIO report finds that Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, which includes major Medicaid cuts, will increase healthcare costs — for everyon…
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June 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM

June 13, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Senate Republicans Continue to Shape Budget Bill In Race to Meet July 4 Deadline Senators continued working at a breakneck pace to put its stamp on President Trump’s budget and tax plan passed by the House of Representatives. The version of the p…
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June 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM

June 6, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Senate Republicans Look to Slash Medicare As Budget Bill Talks Continue During a closed-door meeting at the White House on Thursday, Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee floated the idea of cutting Medicare to offset the enormous ta…
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May 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM

May 30, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Social Security Phone Service Changes Will Create Unnecessary Burdens The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s Social Security phone service restrictions will make it harder for seniors to access customer service support, according to new…
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May 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM

May 23, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

House Passes One Big, Brutal Budget Bill — Seniors' Health and Security at Risk In the early hours of Thursday morning, House Republicans narrowly passed their budget proposal, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1), by a vote of 215-214. The …
  Lisa Cutler · [email protected]
May 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM

We’ll Pay the Price for their “Big Brutal Bill"

Dear Friend, Republicans are trying to pull the wool over our eyes about their budget plan, but we know the truth: they want to slash food assistance and Medicaid and give billions in unneeded tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. Make no mist…
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May 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM

May 16, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

GOP Budget and Tax Plan Advances in the House of Representatives The House of Representatives moved closer to a final vote on its so-called “big, beautiful bill” tax and spending plan this week. As of today, the plan calls for $715 billion in c…
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May 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM

May 9, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Senate Confirms Frank Bisignano as SSA Commissioner Despite Controversy Over His DOGE Connections, Lack of Relevant Experience The Senate confirmed Frank Bisignano to head the Social Security Administration (SSA) along party lines on Tuesday, wit…
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May 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM

May 2, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Appeals Court Blocks DOGE’s Access to Social Security Records The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 9-6 on Wednesday to maintain a block on the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to sensitive Social Security records. The ruling …
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April 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM

April 25, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Senate Democrats Call for Investigation into DOGE’s Social Security Cuts Senate Democrats Call for Investigation into DOGE’s Social Security Cuts Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, Kirsten Gilli…
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April 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM

April 18, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Court Grants Preliminary Injunction and Blocks Access to SSA Systems A federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) from further accessing sensitive personal data store…
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April 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM

April 11, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

House and Senate Pass Budget Resolution That Calls for Massive Medicaid and Tax Cuts On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the GOP’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget framework, with a 216-214 party-line vote. Only two Republicans, Reps. Victori…
  Maureen Dunn, Field Mobilization · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM

REMINDER: Let's Phone Bank to “Save Social Security”

Take Action to Save Social Security from Elon Musk Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure you knew about our phone bank this week. We’ve got to make sure we keep the pressure on DOGE.   You can help protect Social Security and stop their attempts to dismantle the SSA …
  Maureen Dunn, Field Mobilization · [email protected]
April 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Let's Phone Bank to “Save Social Security”

Take Action to Save Social Security from Elon Musk Dear Friend, Help protect Social Security and stop DOGE’s attempts to dismantle the SSA – from the comfort of your own home! Join our virtual “Stop the Steal - Save Social Security” phone bank at 2:00 PM Eastern Time…
  Lisa Cutler, Communications Director · [email protected]
April 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Urgent: Protect Social Security – Contact Your Senator Today

Dear Friend, Social Security is a promise we’ve paid into with every paycheck. We earned our guaranteed benefits. Yet that promise is at serious risk today and I’m writing to ask for your help. The current administration has unleashed Elon Musk and his DOGE team on So…
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April 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM

April 4, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Senate May Vote on Frank Bisignano’s Confirmation as SSA Commissioner Next Week The Senate may vote on the confirmation of Frank Bisignano as the next SSA Commissioner as soon as next week.   Concerns have emerged about his testimony before the …
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March 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM

March 28, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Social Security Administration Rolls Back Plan to End Telephone Service for People with Disabilities After Criticism On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration partially reversed its plan to eliminate telephone services and implement an on…
  Maureen Dunn, Field Mobilization · [email protected]
March 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Take Action: Join Our “Save Social Security” Virtual Phone Bank This Week

Dear Friend, If you’re worried about the future of Social Security and DOGE’s attempts to dismantle the SSA, we have a great way to fight back – from the comfort of your own home! Join our first virtual “Stop the Steal - Save Social Security” phone bank at 2:00 PM E…
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March 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM

March 21, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order in Social Security Administration Lawsuit Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander, the judge presiding over the Alliance’s lawsuit against the Social Security Administration (SSA), issued a temporary restraining orde…
  Lisa Cutler, Communications Director · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Take Action: Stop the GOP from Gutting Medicaid

Dear Friend, House Republicans passed their budget blueprint last month, and it's even worse than we imagined. That's why we're asking you to join a national Day of Action to Protect Medicaid. The plan cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid and food assistance, adds to the …
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March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM

March 14, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

New Fact Sheet: Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s Biggest Lies About Social Security This week, the Alliance is releasing a new fact sheet debunking the biggest lies being spread about Social Security by billionaire Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, …
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March 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM

March 7, 2025 Friday Alert Retiree News

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Social Security Benefits, Offices, and Workforce On Wednesday, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (CT), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Nea…