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• 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for prescriptions and preventive services such as mammograms and annual wellness visits if the Affordable Care Act were repealed This week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released figures hi...Read more 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 >

• Pennsylvania Alliance Elects New Leaders at 2013 Triennial Convention

  October 12, 2013: Delegates gathered in Grantville, PA elected Wayne Burton as the new President of PARA; Retiring President Jean Friday among those honored fortheir service to the organization Grantville, PA:  On October 8th and 9th, 2013, at their Triennial Conven...Read more >

• PA Congressmen Kelly and Thompson Sign Letter Urging Social Security Cuts

  October 12, 2013: Each added their names to a letter from Congressman Ribble (R-WI) urging Speaker Boehner to use the Shutdown and Debt Ceiling deadlines to demand harmful cuts to seniors’ benefits On Tuesday, October 8th, Congressman Reid Ribble, a Republican repr...Read more >

• Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release Reports

  May 31, 2013: The reports contain good news for seniors and contradict critics who claim that the programs are unsustainable The following statement was released by Jean Friday, of Belle Vernon PA, President of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, re...Read more >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Releases 2012 Congressional Voting Record

  May 29, 2013: Senators and House Members from Pennsylvania are scored based on votes that impact the quality of life for senior citizens   The Alliance for Retired Americans, based in Washington, DC with chartered organizations in 34 states including Pennsylva...Read more >

• Rockefeller Bill Would Save Taxpayers Billions

  April 18, 2013: Senate Bill 740 - the Medicare Drug Savings Act - Provides Common Sense Solution to High Drug Prices In a response to the federal government paying unconscionably high drug prices for dual-eligibles on Medicare, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) intro...Read more >