The Pennsylvania Alliance Fights for Seniors

Tell Your Representative to Vote YES to Keep Field Offices Open

The Social Security Administration is struggling in the wake of DOGE cutting 15 percent of the Social Security workforce. Click here to send a message to your representative to demand they vote YES on the Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act (H.R. 1876).
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Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans

PARA has over 350,000 members and over 140 local affiliates in Pennsylvania. It is the state affiliate of the Alliance for Retired Americans, a coalition of 4 Million retirees nationwide working together to preserve a high quality of life for all retirees present and future.
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Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired AmericansWednesday, September 9th, 2026 at 8:08pm
It was an honor for PARA to speak at this press conference highlighting how the affordability crisis is impacting seniors in Pennsylvania. Our President Mike Crossey discussed how Republican Congressional action as well as inaction is endangering seniors' retirement security. This is why we need to elect pro-worker, pro-senior champions to Congress this fall who will vote to fully fund and expand Social Security and Medicare and restore full Medicaid coverage. In the richest country in the world, we can afford to make sure all our seniors have enough to get by.
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Older Pennsylvanians say they’re anxious about the future as costs continue to rise
'I’m not looking to live extravagantly,' said Rick Boyko of Slatington. 'I’d like to eat reasonably.'
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Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired AmericansTuesday, August 18th, 2026 at 2:08pm
Once again, the Trump administration shows that it does not want to put money back in your pockets. They want you to pay more for your prescription drugs.
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Trump Announces Plan That Could Triple Prescription Drug Prices After Midterms
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration plans to impose steep tariffs on imported generic prescription drugs, outlining a schedule that would keep the tariff at 0% until Aug. ...
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Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired AmericansMonday, August 17th, 2026 at 5:17pm
We hosted a fantastic event with US House candidate Bob Brooks in Bethlehem on Saturday, honoring Social Security's anniversary and discussing how we fight to protect and expand it. Stay tuned for phone banking opportunities with us to help pro-retiree champion Bob Brooks get elected in the fall!

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Democrats at Bethlehem rally sound alarm over Social Security, and seek to make it a 2026 election issue
Democratic and labor-aligned groups are seeking to sound the alarm for 2026 midterm voters about the possibility of future cuts to Social Security benefits.
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Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired AmericansThursday, August 13th, 2026 at 6:58pm
Join us this Saturday afternoon in Bethlehem for a discussion of how we can honor Social Security's 91st anniversary by fighting together to protect and strengthen it. All are welcome, and lunch will be provided. Registration in advance is required. Please sign up using this link.
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HONORING SOCIAL SECURITY, FIGHTING FOR ITS FUTURE · Alliance for Retired Americans
This August, Social Security marks its 91st anniversary. As we commemorate Social Security’s transformational legacy, we must address the urgent threats to this essential retirement security program. The Social Security Administration and its workers are under attack, and it’s harder for seniors...
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Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired AmericansWednesday, August 5th, 2026 at 3:23pm
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh today announced that eligible households will receive a $100 supplemental payment from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

PA DHS will issue the $100 supplemental payments for households that both received LIHEAP during the 2025-26 season and include at least one family member who has a disability, is age 60 or older, or is a child under the age of six. Approximately 193,000 households will be automatically issued a supplemental payment to the same utility vendor who received their cash grant during the normal LIHEAP season. Households will receive a notice informing them that they are eligible and will receive the supplement.

“We know that even though winter is over, many Pennsylvanians may still need assistance with utility bills from last season. LIHEAP helps some of the Commonwealth's most vulnerable citizens – children, older Pennsylvanians, people with disabilities, and low-income families – make ends meet and keep their homes safer, and we are pleased to be able to offer this one-time supplemental payment to LIHEAP households,” said Secretary Arkoosh.
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Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired AmericansTuesday, August 4th, 2026 at 7:30pm
Not only do we need to change the Social Security COLA to better reflect the inflation seniors experience, we also need to scrap the cap so that Social Security and accurate COLAs can be fully funded for the next century.
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Social Security update: New bill would change COLA for seniors
The Social Security 2100 Act would modify the formula used to determine annual COLAs between 2027 and 2036.
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