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prescriptions and preventive services such as mammograms and annual wellness visits if the Affordable Care Act were repealed This week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released figures hi...Read more 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

• Ryan Budget Passes the House with Support from All 13 Pennsylvania Republicans – Where have Pennsylvania’s moderates gone?

  March 21, 2013: Jean Friday, President of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, released the following statement in reaction to the House of Representatives’ passage of the Ryan Budget earlier today: “Today, the House of Representatives voted to pa...Read more >

• Paul Ryan Is At It Again – Proposing Harmful Cuts to Medicare

  March 12, 2013: Congressman Ryan ignores the results of the 2012 election and the realities of divided government to propose a budget plan that attacks Medicare  The following statement was released by Jean Friday, President of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retire...Read more >