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• Strengthening Medicare Without Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries

  April 06, 2016: When it comes to strengthening Medicare, it is important to avoid changes that shift additional costs to seniors. The Alliance recently submitted comments for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcomm Read More >

• Strengthening Medicare Without Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries

  April 06, 2016: When it comes to strengthening Medicare, it is important to avoid changes that shift additional costs to seniors. The Alliance recently submitted comments for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcomm Read More >

• Seniors and Veterans Demand a Vote on the SAVE Benefits Act

  March 09, 2016: [flagallery gid=3] Today Maryland/DC Alliance member Susan Taylor spoke at an event on Capitol Hill urging the Senate to vote on S. 2251, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's SAVE Benefits Act - providing seniors a one-time payment of Read More >

• Kasich and Jeb Bush Mean Trouble for Seniors

  February 11, 2016: John Kasich and Jeb Bush mean trouble for seniors and retirees. The New Hampshire primary results are in, and the top four for the Republicans were businessman Donald Trump, Gov. John Kasich (Ohio), Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), and former Read More >

• Silver Tsunami to Bring 25 Million More Medicare Beneficiaries by 2036

  January 27, 2016: [caption id="attachment_3359" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator[/caption] The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that Medicare enrollment will grow by more than 30 percent o Read More >

• Maryland/DC ARA at the Baltimore CLC’s annual Leadership Conference

  January 15, 2016: Dick Bissell and I tabled Jan. 6, 7 and 8, 2016 at the 25th annual Leadership Conference of the Baltimore Metropolitan AFL-CIO at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ for the Alliance.  Also attending were Ida Wells an Read More >

• Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech

  January 13, 2016:   President's Last State of the Union Speech has Strong Implications for Social Security, Medicare and Pensions Retirees Remain Apprehensive about Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Robert Roach, Jr., President of Read More >

• Maryland/DC ARA Holds Anti-TPP rally at the Baltimore World Trade Center

  January 12, 2016: In keeping with the national campaign of the ARA, the AFL-CIO and the “Coalition For Better Trade”, we sponsored two rallies on Jan. 12, 2016, one in Baltimore and one in Washington, D.C. A dozen MD/DC ARA Board members, me Read More >

• Baltimore Council & Choice Annual Night

  January 05, 2016: The event provides an excellent opportunity for labor and elected officials to exchange ideas. We need you, your co-union members, family and friends to make this a success. Be sure to wear your union jackets, shirts and hats. Read More >

• Hello world!

  January 05, 2016: Welcome to Retired Americans Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Read More >