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• Jan 27, 2010 Ohio Retiree Reaction to State of Union "Ohio retirees support President Obama’s call to reduce the federal budget deficit. We cannot, however, balance the budget on the back of America’s seniors," said David Friesner Ohio Alliance President.    more...
• Nov 9, 2009 Ohio Retirees Praise Ohio Representatives for Health Care Vote Retirees in Ohio owe a debt of gratitude to Members of Congress Steve Driehaus, Charlie Wilson, Marcy Kaptur, Marcia Fudge, Betty Sutton, Mary jo Kilroy, Tim Ryan, and Zack Space for having the courage to stand up to the big insurance lobbyists and vote to help seniors better afford to see a...    more...
• Nov 5, 2009 Retirees Urge Congress to Pass Affordable Health Care for America Act The Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans has previously expressed its concerns for comprehensive health care reform the addresses the issues of retirees and seniors. Today that reality is before the Congress in H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act and its companion, H.R. 3961,...    more...
• Nov 1, 2009 Ohio Alliance Supports Delphi Salaried Retirees Pension Security Fight Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans released the following statement from state Director Norman Wernet as part of a letter supporting the Delphi Salaried Retirees as they prepared to take their issues to the broader community in the Mahoning Valley and to the US Senate Health Education Labor and...    more...
• Oct 29, 2009 Retirees Appalled By Insurance Scare Tactics The Alliance for Retired Americans is appalled that the private for-profit insurance industry continues to shop admittedly incomplete and flawed studies to scare us about health care reform. Two weeks ago PriceWaterhouseCoopers at distanced its self from the claims made by AHIP using the PWC...    more...
• Oct 27, 2009 Ohio Retirees Praise Senate Leader Reid for Public Option Members of the Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans are pleased to learn of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s inclusion of a public option in the still-developing Senate health reform bill. Today’s action by Majority Leader Reid as urged by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is a solid step toward...    more...
• Aug 25, 2009 Ohio Retiree Leader Rebuts RNC’s False Health Care Claims “The insurance industry-backed public relations move by the RNC is appalling not only for its gross distortions of public policy issues, but also for its hypocrisy on the heels of high-profile GOP efforts to scare and confuse American seniors about the health care debate," said President David...    more...
• Jul 6, 2009 Retirees and Seniors Pitch Lower Cost of Long Term Care to Budget Conferees Wednesday June 24 the Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans delivered 300 post cards to the Ohio House and Senate conferees as a symbolic gesture to draw attention to retiree and senior desire and capacity to remain in the community as long a possible with support services.    more...
• Oct 23, 2008 Ohio Retirees Oppose Social Security Private Accounts or Reduction in Congressional Support The Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans is concerned about the discussion being initiated that proposes cuts and means testing in Social Security and its various programs. On principle these proposals are aimed at breaking apart one of the few economic mechanisms of social cohesion and stability...    more...
• Jul 24, 2008 OARA Greets Senator McCain - Questions his commitment to Healthcare Ohio Retirees to Tell John McCain Social Security Not a “Disgrace” but His Health Plan Is    more...
• Jul 16, 2008 Senator McCain's Disgrace of Social Security Ohio Retirees Denounce McCain Comments that Social Security is “a Disgrace” and gathered outside McCain Event in Cincinnati    more...
• Jun 27, 2008 US Senate Filibuster Puts Seniors at Risk of Access to Doctors The Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans is disappointed in the failure of the US Senate to act on behalf of retirees and seniors on the Medicare bill passed by the House this week.    more...
• Jun 25, 2008 Retirees Hope for Swift Senate Adoption -Medicare Doc Fix US House Action Means Retirees Can Keep Their Doctors
  
  Retirees Hope for Swift Senate Adoption
  
  The Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans appreciates the affirmative vote of all but three of Ohio’s US Representatives for HR 6331 that held in abeyance the scheduled cuts to Medicare...    more...
• Apr 8, 2008 Retirees Say Regulate Electric Utility Rates Now House Speaker Urged to Act in Interest of Retirees and Seniors
  
  Today the Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans initiated a post card campaign, demanding Speaker of the Ohio House Jon Husted end the stand off and enact SB 221.    more...
• Jan 30, 2008 Retiree Status Less Secure Ohio ARA President David Friesner comments on the State of the Union for retired Ohioans    more...
• Oct 31, 2007 Retirees Win Unemployment Pay Ohio Ends Age Discrimination of Laid Off Pensioners    more...
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