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• ARA Releases 2016 National Voting Records

  June 06, 2017: The Alliance for Retired Americans has released its 2016 voting record report which scored every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues affecting current and future retirees. The Alliance’s voting record is produced each year. The 2016 report ex...Read more >

• New York State Alliance for Retired Americans Press Release on CBO Score of the AHCA/Trump Care

  May 30, 2017: On May 24, 2017 the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the American Health Care Act that was passed in the House on May 4th. According to the CBO the AHCA will cause about 23 million people to lose health insurance and $834 billion ...Read more >

• NYS Alliance for Retired Americans Letter to the Editor Template – Constitutional Convention

  May 25, 2017: Letter to the Editor template  Newspaper address To the editor – There are almost never simple solutions to complex challenges and for this reason, a no vote on a Constitutional Convention is the only sensible choice for New Yorkers this ...Read more >

• NYSARA Lauds Progress on two of its 2017 NYS Legislative Issues

  May 21, 2017: The New York Health Act the “Medicare-for-all” bill—designed to provide health insurance to all state residents—passed the predominantly Democratic Assembly Tuesday afternoon May 16th following several hours of partisan back-and-forth on the ...Read more >

• GOP Backed Trump Care (AHCA) Bill Strips Health Care From Millions to Finance $600 Billion in Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Wealthiest Americans

  May 07, 2017:   Despite unprecedented outrage from constituents and a 17% approval rating seven (7) Congressional Representatives in New York State voted to take health care away from 2.7 million New Yorkers. Congressional Representatives Lee Zeldin (R/...Read more >

• NYSARA President and Executive Director meet with NYS Legislative Leaders on Senior Agenda 2017

  May 06, 2017: On Tuesday May 2nd NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann and Executive Director Steve Madarasz met with staff members from Assembly Minority Leader Kolb, Senate IDC Leader Klein, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and with Senate Democratic Leader Stewart Cou...Read more >

• Long Island Chapter hosts forum on healthcare and the Constitutional Convention

  May 01, 2017: The Long Island Chapter of NYSARA held a two hour forum on health care and the NYS Constitutional Convention on Friday April 28, 2017. The fifty (50) activists in attendance were presented with the reasons for and the practicalities of a single payer...Read more >

• National Call-in Day to Stop the American Health Care Act

  April 14, 2017: Our two NYS Senators (Schumer and Gillibrand) are firmly opposed to the AHCA.  However, Senators have said that people seem not to be concerned and have stopped calling.  We CANNOT let them think that.  Also, have your friends and family and acqua...Read more >

• NYSARA Appoints New Executive Director

  April 02, 2017: 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 Execut...Read more >

• Positions on the AHCA (Trump/Ryancare) by our Congressional Representatives

  March 26, 2017: 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 - 19...Read more >