Web News Article #: 148-2015 07/27/2015 – On July 30 ā the 50th anniversary of Medicare ā APWU members will join with others across the country to celebrate the program that has helped more than 53 million seniors and disabled Americans obtain healthcare. āIt is important to commemorate Medicareās 50th birthday, because this great program…
Web News Article #: 144-2015 07/10/2015 – Dozens of people signed postcards declaring āI Stand with Postal Workersā at the Alliance for Retired Americansā Legislative and Political conference on July 7.Ā Seen here are retired members of the United Auto Workers from Ohio and Virginia. āConferences, festivals, fairs, shopping malls and post offices are all…
May 29, 2015 On Tuesday, the Alliance released its annual report detailing the voting record of every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues important to current and future retirees. The voting record looks at ten key votes in both the Senate and the House and assigns a āPro-Retireeā score for each member of Congress. Scores…
In this issue: Prescription Drug Costs May Increase Under Trans-Pacific Partnership GOP Presidential Candidates Discuss Slashing Social Security, Medicare if Elected Department of Labor Releases Proposal to Protect Retirement Savings Senate Passes Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Replacement U.S. Spending on Prescription Drugs Reaches an All-Time High Medicare Turns 50: LBJās Vision
Alliance Joins House Members to Protect Social Security Disability Insurance via Friday Alert.
Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price Has Social Security in his Crosshairs Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), the new House Budget Committee chairman, hinted to the Heritage Foundation on Monday that he has big plans for Social Security āreformā in the next two years, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Talking Points Memo blog. Price mentioned…
(November 21, 2014) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) is retiring after 40 years of dedicated public service, including the championing of policies and legislation benefiting Social Security and Medicare recipients and their families. One of those pieces of legislation was the Strengthening Social Security Act (S.567), designed to immediately increase current benefits by about $800 annually,…
(November 7, 2014) A Republican tide swept over the country Tuesday, giving the GOP full control of Congress. The GOPās crowning achievement was capturing a majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans have picked up seven Senate seats and will have at least 52, with Alaska still counting and Louisiana going to a December 6 runoff…
