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• Seniors Left Vulnerable as Governor Rauner Threatens Medicaid Funding During Medicaid’s 50th Anniversary

  July 30, 2015: Chicago, IL- As retirees mark the 50th anniversary of Medicaid on Thursday, July 30th, Governor Rauner continues to attack basic services provided to thousands of seniors and working families across the state of Illinois. In Fe Read More >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2015 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

  July 22, 2015: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Trustees reports issued today on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds: “The Social Security and M Read More >

• Cooling Assistance for Low-Income Seniors Eliminated During Anniversary of Deadly Heat Wave

  July 20, 2015: CHICAGO, IL – Governor Bruce Rauner marked this month’s 20th anniversary of the Chicago heat wave by withholding funds that provide cooling assistance to the state’s most vulnerable residents. Many of the 1995 heat wave†Read More >

• 226,000 signatures delivered!

  July 09, 2015: What a response! The Alliance just delivered more than 226,000 signatures to Nora Super, the Executive Director of the White House Conference on Aging, urging the White House to include Social Security expansion in next week’s c Read More >

• Four Hundred Senior Activists to Descend on Washington This Week

  July 06, 2015: Washington, DC - Beginning on Tuesday, July 7, at 1:00 pm, four hundred activist members of the Alliance for Retired Americans from across the country will sharpen their political organizing and advocacy skills at a four-day confe Read More >