As the country prepares for a newly elected Congress in Washington, speakers at the Alliance for Retired Americans symposium are sounding the alarm against cuts to social security. In Washington on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT) said social security is a stable program that has weathered recent economic turbulence. Alliance for Retired Americans President Robert Roach, Jr. stated that labor activists need to mobilize against any legislative changes or cuts to the program.