Social Security

• WSARA Summer Celebration Forum

  June 15, 2019: Current and future retirees are invited to our Summer Celebration Forum  for the Anniversaries of Medicare and Social Security. It will be held on Wednesday, August 14th, 10 am to 3 pm, at the Laborer's Local 242 Union Hall located 22323 Pacific...Read more >

• Word is Out: Cuts to Seniors’ Earned Benefits are on the Ballot this November

  October 17, 2018: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s comments about cutting so-called “entitlements”: “There is no doubt that Soc...Read more >

• Social Security Website Is About To Get a Security Upgrade

  May 15, 2017: If you have an online Social Security account, you will soon need to take an additional step to access your personal information. In a move aimed at boosting protection for online users, the Social Security Administration as of June 10 will require t...Read more >

• Rep. Sam Johnson Wants to Cut Our Social Security Drastically

  December 13, 2016: U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, chair of the Social Security subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, has filed a bill that would cut Social Security drastically. Analysts say it could mean a 35% cut from current levels for some retirees....Read more >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 0.3% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

  October 18, 2016: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the government's announcement that there will be a 0.3% COLA benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries, dis...Read more >

• ARA Endorsement of Smith for Congress

  October 05, 2016: A group of WA State Alliance members met recently with Congressman Adam Smith over coffee to discuss his support for seniors. It was also an opportunity for President Jackie Boschok to announce that he received the endorsement of the Alliance for Ret...Read more >

• President Obama Proposes Expanding Earned Social Security Benefits

  June 01, 2016: Congress Should Act to Help Seniors Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, released the following statement regarding President Obama’s proposal today to expand Social Security: “The Alliance for Retired A...Read more >

• Trump Advisor Reveals True Social Security Plans

  May 13, 2016: Reverses Trump’s Commitment to ‘no cuts’ to Social Security According to The Wall Street Journal, senior Trump policy adviser Donald Clovis reversed Trump’s earlier statements that he would have “no cuts” to Social Security if elected ...Read more >