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  • Retirees September 26, 2017

    Activists Stop Graham-Cassidy Health Care Tax on Older Americans in its Tracks

    Vulnerable Citizens Dodge another GOP Senate Bullet The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision not to hold a vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy introduced a bill that

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  • Retirees September 21, 2017

    Latest GOP Attempt at a “Health Plan” Worst Yet

    Older Americans Would be Hard Hit The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Senators Graham and Cassidy saved the worst for last. Their bill will take affordable health care away from at least 32 million

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  • Retirees September 20, 2017

    Trumpcare – Latest Proposal and its Impact on Seniors

    Republicans will vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the week of September 25th.  If it passes, more than 32 million Americans will lose health coverage. The bill will pool all federal health funding states currently receive for the health insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion. The combined funds will be

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  • Retirees September 6, 2017

    Missouri Retirees Help Force Suspension of Anti-worker State Law

    Missouri Alliance members and other activists forced the suspension Friday of a new anti-worker state law before it goes into effect, delivering dozens of boxes of signed petitions demanding it be put to a public vote in 2018. Thirty-seven Missouri Alliance members traveled more than two hours by bus on Friday to march in Jefferson

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  • Retirees September 6, 2017

    Attend the Illinois Alliance’s State Convention

    The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans will be holding their statewide convention on September 22 and 23. The post Attend the Illinois Alliance’s State Convention appeared first on Retired Americans.

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