Press Releases

• New Retiree Voting Record Released

  March 11, 2024: Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2023 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical retirement security issues, today. “Almost every member of Congress claims to care...Read more >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Enthusiastically Endorses Joe Biden for Reelection

  January 30, 2024: Washington, DC -- Citing President Biden’s record of commitment to retirement security for every American, the Alliance for Retired Americans, a national grassroots advocacy organization, today endorsed Joe Biden for reelection as President and Kam...Read more >

• Retiree Group Endorses Wiley Nickel for Election to U.S. House

  April 29, 2022: Cites His Commitment to Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Raleigh - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Wiley Nickel for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nor...Read more >

• Retiree Group Endorses Wiley Nickel for Election to U.S. House

  April 29, 2022: Cites His Commitment to Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Raleigh - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Wiley Nickel for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nor...Read more >

• GOP’s Latest Health Care Plan Takes Aim at Americans with Pre-existing Conditions While Protecting Members of Congress and Staff

  April 26, 2017: Still Contains the Unsavory Parts of the Previous Attempt at “Reform” The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to media reports on the House Republicans' latest...Read more >

• GOP’s Latest Health Care Plan Takes Aim at Americans with Pre-existing Conditions While Protecting Members of Congress and Staff

  April 26, 2017: Still Contains the Unsavory Parts of the Previous Attempt at “Reform” The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to media reports on the House Republicans' latest...Read more >

• Picket on Monday, December 9th

  December 07, 2013: Dear Democracy Advocates, Art Pope, owner of the Roses and Maxway stores and Gov. McCrory’s Budget Director, is the poster child of what one extremely wealthy individual can do to twist an entire state’s public policy in a racially divisive, ultr...Read more >

• Grandparent’s Day Op-Ed

  September 25, 2013: On Grandparents Day, Let’s All Promise Not to Be the Last Generation to Retire By Heather McLaughlin & Helen Davis As grandmother and granddaughter we hope that this year’s Grandparents Day – September 8th - can inspire different generati...Read more >

• Happy 75th Anniversary to Social Security

  September 01, 2010: For Planning Purposes August 3, 2010 Contact: Laura Wickwar (919)621-3613 or Laurasgw@nc.rr.com Happy 75th Anniversary to Social Security Smithfield --- On Wed., August 4, 2010, at 10:00am, Johnston County seniors and members of the Alliance for Re...Read more >

• Retirees Celebrate Crist Victory

  May 19, 2010: For Immediate Release Retirees Celebrate Critz Victory Win Will Help Protect Social Security Benefits for Seniors The following statement was issued by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to yester...Read more >