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• Faso votes to move Republican health care bill on

  March 17, 2017: Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, was among 19 members of the House Budget Committee to vote in favor of reporting the GOP’s American Health Care Act out of committee on Thursday. It now heads to the Rules Committee. The vote was Read More >

• What the Republican talking points REALLY mean

  March 12, 2017:   They say:  We want to allow the sale of health insurance across state lines. The Reality: Selling insurance across state lines will let insurance companies move to the states with the weakest regulations, which could Read More >

• Public Forum on the NYS Constitutional Convention. Why Vote No.

  March 11, 2017: Join Ryan Delgado, Political Director for the NYS AFL-CIO and Barry Kaufmann, President of the 490,000 member New York State Alliance for Retired Americans for an informational session on exactly what is at stake for New Yorkers i Read More >

• If the Affordable Care Act is repealed some NYS Congressional seats could flip or be impacted

  March 05, 2017: In an article in the Daily Kos on February 27, 2017 they identified 51 Congressional districts, currently represented by Republicans, in the United States that could "flip" if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. Although the prem Read More >

• Southern tier NYSARA activists speak truth to power at a rally in front of Representative Reed’s Corning office

  February 23, 2017: On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in front of Congressman Reed's Corning office a group of activists including many NYSARA members rallied against the repeal of the ACA, diminishing of Medicare, block granting of Medicaid and dimi Read More >

• ACA Day of Action

  February 21, 2017: ACA Day of Action – Saturday, February 25th is the National Day of Action to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. As you may know, Sen. Bernie Sanders has asked Americans to organize actions in every congressional di Read More >

• Joint NYC Chapter of NYSARA and Council of Municipal Retiree Organizations (COMRO) Meeting February 15th

  February 17, 2017: On Wednesday February 15th the first ever joint meeting of the NYC Chapter of NYSARA and Council of Municipal Retiree Organizations (COMRO) was held at UFT headquarters.  The major topic of discussion was the status of the federa Read More >

• Productive Meeting Held with Representative Peter King

  February 12, 2017: On Friday February 10, 2017 NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann and Long Island Chapter of NYSARA President Stanley Bergman met with Congressman Peter King. (R/CD #2) NYSARA's positions on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Block Read More >

• Social Security and Medicare Facts and Figures 2017

  February 09, 2017: To see the current year (2017) facts and figures on Social Security and Medicare please click here. Read More >

• NYSARA President speaks at the Renew the American Promise (RAP)/Health Care for America Now (HCAN) Meeting

  February 05, 2017: On Friday February 3rd NYSARA President Barry A. Kaufmann spoke at the annual NYS RAP/HCAN meeting in Albany. With over 100 activists in attendance the timelines and details of the consideration of issues such as the affordable ca Read More >