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• PA Alliance Statement on Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

  July 31, 2015: Current and future retirees can look forward to a secure Social Security and Medicare System West Chester, PA – Wayne Burton, President of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, issued the following statement in response to the Social Se...Read more >

• PA Alliance for Retired Americans Urges Veto of Republican Legislature’s Budget

  June 30, 2015: The GOP proposal lacks the critical changes and investments needed to turn around our economy and help seniors stay in their homes Wayne Burton, President of the PA Alliance for Retired Americans, released the following statement regarding the budge...Read more >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Releases Congressional Scorecard for 2014

  June 07, 2015: 07A Majority of Pennsylvania Senators and Congressmen receive failing scores on key votes important to the interests of Seniors last year Harrisburg, PA – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its Congressional Voting Record for 2014, scorin...Read more >

• Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion

  May 08, 2015: The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block grants, and repeal President Obama...Read more >

• Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans Congratulates Governor Wolf

  January 21, 2015: The Alliance hopes to support policies that put the state’s fiscal house in order while making needed investments in our Commonwealth’s education system and economy PA Alliance President Wayne Burton released the following statement on the inaug...Read more >

• Retiree Leader Calls for State Budget that Addresses Citizens’ Priorities: Education, Economy and Environment

  June 25, 2014: PARA President Wayne Burton rejects budget gimmicks and ideological agenda standing in the way of a budget compromise Harrisburg, PA – Today, PA Alliance for Retired Americans President Wayne Burton issued the following statement to legislators re...Read more >

• 95,000 Petition Signatures Gathered to Stop Social Security Administration Offices from Closing

  June 19, 2014: Six Closings Have Already Occurred in Communities Across Pennsylvania On Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to examine the impact of recent Social Security field office closures and service cuts. In conjunc...Read more >

• Pennsylvania House Bill 1507 and Senate Bill 1034 Pose a Threat to Worker Rights

  January 28, 2014: So-called “Paycheck Protection” legislation is merely a right-wing attempt to weaken unions’ ability to defend the middle class “Current legislation under consideration, House Bill 1507 and Senate Bill 1034, are an unfair attempt by right-wi...Read more >

• New Data Show Pennsylvania Seniors Saving Money on Rx Drugs and Preventive Services

  December 21, 2013: Millions of seniors would pay more for prescriptions and preventive services such as mammograms and annual wellness visits if the Affordable Care Act were repealed This week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released figures hi...Read more >

• Retirees Oppose Chained-CPI cuts to Veterans’ Benefits

  November 12, 2013: While our nation celebrates Veterans Day, Politicians in Washington consider harmful cuts to Social Security and Veterans’ benefits.  The Alliance for Retired Americans rallied across the country, including in Reading, PA, to oppose these cuts! ...Read more >