Long Island Chapter of NYSARA Conference
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Capital District Chapter of NYSARA Attend Rally on behalf of the New York Health Act
On April 4th, the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, a rally to further one of his legacy issues, healthcare for all was held. Supporters gathered in large numbers to support the New York Health Act, a single payer health care plan. Members of the Capi... Read more
NYSARA Appoints New Executive Director
On the recommendation of NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann and the action of the NYSARA Board of Directors, Stephen Madarasz has been appointed the NYS Alliance for Retired Americans new Executive Director as of April 1st. He replaces former Executive Director John Costello. St... Read more
Western New York Chapter of NYSARA Board Meeting
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Positions on the AHCA (Trump/Ryancare) by our Congressional Representatives
All 18 Democratic Congresspersons committed to voting against How our nine Republican Congressional Representatives stood on the AHCA (Trumpcare) Supported the Bill (NY Times 3/24/2017) Lee Zeldin - 1st Congressional District John Faso - 19th Congressional District (Co-... Read more
Thank You NYSARA Activists: Your Efforts paid dividends in Preventing Trump/Ryancare’s passage
On Friday March 24, 2017 the American Health Care Act died a very unnatural death. The original bill that threatened to have up to 24 million Americans lose coverage, to raise prices for seniors, to give a $525 billion dollar tax break to the very richest Americans, to defund pla... Read more
Faso votes to move Republican health care bill on
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 19-17. Had one additional member voted no, it wou... Read more
What the Republican talking points REALLY mean
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 destroy coverage protections and threaten other p... Read more
Public Forum on the NYS Constitutional Convention. Why Vote No.
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 if a Constitutional Convention is convened. Also,... Read more