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 >

• 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 >

• MiARA Joins with the National Alliance in Support of Clinton-Kaine

  October 29, 2016: Citing her commitment to expand Social Security, strengthen Medicare, and rein in prescription drug prices, the Executive Board of the Alliance for Retired Americans voted to endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. Robert Roach, J...Read more >

• What Voters Need to Know November 8, 2016

  October 29, 2016: You must have been registered to vote at least 30 days before the election. It is not necessary to bring your photo I.D., but it will speed up the process to be issued a ballot. You can vote a straight party ticket. You can beat the long line on elec...Read more >

• Advocate for Senior Issues in Lansing on May 11!

  April 01, 2016: Good Afternoon, Older Michiganians Day is a free and open statewide advocacy day for seniors, caregivers and their advocates.  It is May 11 from 10:30 am to 2:00 p.m. and the Detroit Area Agency on Aging (as well as the AAA’s in other reg...Read more >

• Michigan AFL-CIO Endorses Candidates for Congress

  April 01, 2016: Michigan AFL-CIO Endorses Candidates for Congress State labor federation backs incumbent Democrats, supports Johnson, Clements, Driskell, Gilbert in competitive districts LANSING – Today the Michigan AFL-CIO executive council endorsed the fo...Read more >

• National ARA 2016 Midwest Regional Conference

  March 31, 2016: To: MiARA Members,  On behalf of the MiARA Executive Board, for your information, attached is the call letter for the National ARA 2016 Midwest Regional Conference.  Anyone interested in attending should seek approval and payment through your ret...Read more >

• Michigan March Newsletter

  March 28, 2016: Click on the link below to download your Michigan March Newsletter Packed full of Michigan convention information voting records and much more. MiARA Newsletter March 2016...Read more >