Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding the House Republican Budget “The budget plan put forward by House Republicans today is a frontal assault on the needs of seniors, persons with disabilities and working Americans. ... Read more
Access to Health Care and Retirement Security at Stake for people like Bonnie Mathias of Dallas Washington, D.C. - Continued, affordable health insurance for many early retirees is among the issues at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case of King v. ... Read more
Social Security Disability Trust Fund Reallocation is a Plus The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal. “Overall, Presid... Read more
21 Protection of Millions from Deportation is Not the Only Benefit The following statement was issued today by Barbara J. Easterling, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, and Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, i... Read more
http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jeremy Funk, 605-366-3654 Blake Williams (Traveling Press Secretary), 407-902-7399 18-State Tour Underscores Clear Choice Voters Face in November: Democrats’ Middle-Out Approach to Building an ... Read more
On August 14 Social Security is turning 79 and we are celebrating with birthday parties around the country! This card will be delivered to members of Congress everywhere, reminding them how important our Social Security system is to Americans of all ages. Send a message to you... Read more
Over the last few years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has seen its budget drastically cut by Congress, resulting in 11,000 fewer staff to provide customer service to the roughly 25 million Americans who visited Field Offices in 2013. Today is a national call-in day... Read more
Closing Has Already Occurred in Chicago Chicago – On Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging is holding a hearing to examine the impact of recent Social Security field office closures and service cuts. In conjunction with the hearing, the Alliance for ... Read more
Since 2010, some members of Congress have been so intent on cutting your earned benefits that they’ve forced the country through a series of self-imposed crises. But benefit cuts aren’t the only way to dismantle our Social Security system. There is already an invisible war un... Read more