Alliance for Retired Americans

🚨 You read that headline correctly: A former DOGE staffer reportedly took taken Americans' Social Security data on a thumb drive.

If it's true, then it's a stunning breach of the law that warrants a thorough investigation and punishment.

What you need to know: https://wapo.st/4bAFCQZ

🚨🚨 A former DOGE employee may have stolen millions of Americans' private, personal Social Security data, copying it onto a thumb drive. That's a crime. We're demanding transparency, prompt investigations from Congress and the SSA IG, and accountability for anyone who violated the law.

Republicans want to cut Social Security’s earned benefits.

We have a better idea: #ScrapTheCap on Social Security contributions, so that billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Donald Trump pay in all year long!

Graphic promoting ARA Congressional Voting Record says 47 U.S. Senators achieved a perfect 100% voting score, while another 47 scored 0%.

📊 What does the data say about Congress's support for retirement security in 2025?

According to our Congressional Voting Record, 258 members earned a 100% pro-retiree score, while 244 earned a 0% score.

See how your representatives scored. https://retiredamericans.org/voting-record/

Alliance for Retired Americans issues statement on alleged Social Security data breach involving a thumb drive.

🚨 A former DOGE employee may have transferred Americans' private Social Security data to a thumb drive. Congress and the SSA IG must get all the facts and ensure that all involved in this reported data breach are punished to the full extent of the law. Read our full statement:

CONGRESS: Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share The average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker is $1,980. Meanwhile, millionaires and billionaires are paying a smaller portion of their income into Social Security than working Americans. That’s wrong and unfair. Tell your lawmakers to strengthen Social Security and make wealthy Americans pay their fair share.

Think that the wealthiest Americans should pay their fair share and contribute to Social Security all year? So do we.

That's why we've created a petition demanding Congress #ScrapTheCap. Join us and sign now: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/congress-make-the-wealthy-pay-their-fair-share-4

Annual Congressional Voting Record - Retired Americans Every year the Alliance publishes a Congressional Voting Record that scores every U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative on key retirement security issues. The 2021 report considers 10 Senate and House floor votes, including bills and amendments to provide stimulus payments during the pandemic; protect voting rights; lower prescription drug prices; raise the federal minimum … Continue reading Annual Congressional Voting Record →

🤔 How did your members of Congress vote on key retirement security issues last year? Find out in our comprehensive Congressional Voting Record, now live on our website! See how every member of the House and Senate scored on ten important retiree issues.
🔗: https://retiredamericans.org/voting-record/

📣 We haven't forgotten the #BigUglyBill passed last summer, which cuts taxes for the ultra-wealthy at the expense of our health care. That's why we're calling on Congress to act — join us by signing our petition now: https://ow.ly/9I0z50Yrr5G

The Day Million-Dollar Earners Get Richer by Stiffing Social Security High earners stop paying Social Security taxes once their income passes the cap, raising questions about the case for eliminating the payroll tax limit.

🚨 Today, million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for the rest of the calendar year, all thanks to a loophole that caps the maximum taxable income. Learn more and find out if you qualify for the cap with this handy tool from @ceprdc.bsky.social:

Bright red background with illustration of the Monopoly Man beside text reading, ‘Millionaire earners are about to stop paying into Social Security for the rest of 2026. It’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share!’

Millionaire earners stop paying into Social Security today. They should pay in ALL year long on ALL of their income, just like the rest of us. Then, we can protect and expand benefits! #ScrapTheCap

White background with a picture of the column on a Social Security card, ‘Most of us pay into Social Security all year long. But millionaire earners are about to stop paying for the rest of the year. We need to scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay their fair share!’

Millionaire earners are about to stop contributing to Social Security for the rest of 2026.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk stopped contributing on January 1st.

Meanwhile, working and middle-class Americans contribute all year long.

Does that sound fair to you?

CONGRESS: Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share The average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker is $1,980. Meanwhile, millionaires and billionaires are paying a smaller portion of their income into Social Security than working Ame...

🔗: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...

🌸 With spring right around the corner, it's time to get our houses in order. For Congress, that means it's time to #ScrapTheCap and ensure everyone contributes their fair to Social Security!

Join us by signing our petition in the comments AND sharing this post!

Can TrumpRx help you save money on drugs? Here's what experts say. The Trump administration's new discounted drug platform isn't a game-changer for consumers, health care experts said.

By now, you've probably heard about TrumpRx, but will it actually deliver lower drug prices? Experts are skeptical.

Learn more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumprx-drug-prices-cheaper/

Tell Your Representative to Vote YES to Keep Field Offices Open The Social Security Administration is struggling in the wake of DOGE cutting 15 percent of the Social Security workforce.   This week the Washington Post reported that the agency is unable to handle the number of customer service phone calls to its 1-800 number and is temporarily pulling about 1,000 employees from field offices to answer the phones instead. Rep. Larson has introduced a bill that would ensure that field offices stay open despite the chaos. Please send a message to your representative to demand they vote YES on the Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act (H.R. 1876).

💡 More and more Americans rely on Social Security every day, which is why we need our offices to remain open and fully staffed.

📝 Sign our petition and tell Congress to protect our field offices: https://ow.ly/wxIK50YqoH7

Annual Congressional Voting Record - Retired Americans Every year the Alliance publishes a Congressional Voting Record that scores every U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative on key retirement security issues. The 2021 report considers 10 Senate and House floor votes, including bills and amendments to provide stimulus payments during the pandemic; protect voting rights; lower prescription drug prices; raise the federal minimum … Continue reading Annual Congressional Voting Record →

📣 Our 2025 Congressional Voting Record is now LIVE! Find out how your members of Congress voted on ten key retirement security issues — follow the link to get the full report.

🔗: https://retiredamericans.org/voting-record/

It may be the weekend, but it's always a good time to tell Congress that they need to #ScrapTheCap and make sure everyone pays their fair share into Social Security!

📰 Our 2025 Congressional Voting Record. Higher mortality rates for SSDI beneficiaries waiting for coverage. Incredibly high prices for insurers. We go over all these and more in our Friday Alert!

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The Rural Health Transformation Fund: Political Rhetoric Meets Bipartisan Concern as the Program Moves Forward The Trump administration frequently highlights investments in rural health care. While the federal budget bill H.R. 1 (often referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) passed last year did establish the Rural Health Transformation Fund (RHTF) to inject much-needed capital into rural communities, the same legislation includes deep cuts to the Medicaid program—billions of dollars that […]

🚨 Lawmakers across the political spectrum are voicing concern over Medicaid cuts, particularly when they affect rural hospitals. It's a powerful reminder that our care is nonpartisan!

Learn more: https://ow.ly/sVKy50YqoSX

Alliance for Retired Americans 25th anniversary logo with Congressional Voting Record for 119th Congress, January to December 2025.

📣 Our 2025 Congressional Voting Record is now live! We score how each member of the U.S. House and Senate voted on ten key issues affecting America's seniors and retirement security.

Download the full report or a version for your state: https://retiredamericans.org/voting-record/

Lawmakers to introduce bill strengthening federal anti-poverty program: It's 'a critical lifeline,' Warren says Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, was created in 1972 to help the nation's most vulnerable. Some features of the program have not been updated in decades.

🚨📰 A bipartisan group of lawmakers have come together to strengthen SSI for millions of Americans, including seniors.

Learn more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/05/supplemental-security-income-ssi-bill.html

KFF Health News: Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage Trump administration officials, looking at the possible impact of large insurance premium increases for millions of next year’s Obamacare customers, want more people to consider plans with less generous benefits and high deductibles.

🚨 ICYMI, Trump's Medicaid cuts will disproportionately affect middle aged Americans who aren't yet eligible for Medicare.

Learn more from our blog: https://retiredamericans.org/kff-health-news-new-medicaid-work-rules-likely-to-hit-middle-aged-adults-hard/

Social Security Is Making a Major Change on March 7 | The Motley Fool Retirees claiming Social Security could be impacted by this huge change.

🗓️ On March 7, Social Security will make a huge change to how it processes claims and benefits.

Here's what you need to know: https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/02/10/social-security-is-making-a-major-change-march-7/

A congressional hearing with Rep. John Larson speaking into a microphone, flanked by two individuals, discussing election interference.

Our private Social Security data need to remain just that: PRIVATE.

Thank you, Congressman Larson, for demanding transparency and accountability!

🔗: retiredamericans.org/voting-record/

Press release from Alliance for Retired Americans announcing 2025 Congressional Voting Record on retirement security votes.

The Alliance has just released its 2025 Congressional Voting Record which analyzes 10 key votes on retiree issues. Look up your your representatives scores via the link in the comments.

📣 The wealthiest Americans are already done paying into Social Security for the rest of 2026. To keep the Social Security system funded and strong Congress must #ScrapTheCap and ensure everyone pays their fair share!

KFF Health News: Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage Trump administration officials, looking at the possible impact of large insurance premium increases for millions of next year’s Obamacare customers, want more people to consider plans with less genero...

💡 Several states want to implement new limits on wage garnishment for medical debt.

Learn more from our blog, in partnership with @kffhealthnews.org: retiredamericans.org/kff-health-n...

🚨 Millionaires have already stopped paying into Social Security for the rest of 2026.

Everyone should pay their fair share, and that's why Congress needs to #ScrapTheCap now!

How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.

Trump's SSA is faltering. We need to re-staff field offices NOW.

Learn more: wapo.st/3Naoatj