Political Action

• The US House and Senate just passed a budget that will hurt working New Yorkers in order to maintain tax cuts for the rich.
• NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Cuts to SNAP Program in the Big Awful Bill Means More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
• Social Security Administration Updates Website to Include New Office Closures
• KFF Health News: Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

• Federal Update Week of June 22
• Response to NYSARA Board Member Jim Carr About Medicaid Cuts and the Facts From Representative Nick Langworthy (R/23 CD)
• U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Details Risks for Seniors and All New Yorkers In Federal Budget Bill on NYS AFL-CIO Union Strong Podcast
• KFF Health News: Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

• NYC Chapter of NYSARA Participates in a Town Hall "Forging a Path Forward" Sponsored by Representative Jerrold Nadler and NYS Senator Liz Krueger
• NYS Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget NYS Expects Severe Fiscal and Economic Consequences from Federal Policy
• KFF Health News: Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

• Capital District Chapter of NYSARA Holds Program on How to Spot a Scam
• New York Governor Unveils New Data Showing Massive Increases to New Yorkers Health Costs if "Big Ugly" Bill Becomes Law
• HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. Replaces Expert Members of CDC Vaccine Panel
• KFF Health News: As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Grow

• NYC CHAPTER OF NYSARA PARTICIPATES IN RALLY
• NYSARA TALKING POINT ABOUT TRUMP'S BUDGET BILL
• SENATE REPUBLICANS LOOK TO SLASH MEDICARE AS BUDGET BILL TALKS CONTINUE
• SSA CONTINUES TO REEL FROM DOGE CUTS AS MUSK DEPARTS
• MILLIONS OF KIDS ARE BECOMING CAREGIVERS FOR ELDERS

• NYSARA SIGNS LETTER TO PROTECT ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE PLAN IN NYS
• SOCIAL SECURITY PHONE SERVICE CHARGES CREATE UNNECESSARY BURDEN
• TRUMP AIMS TO SLASH FED. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MEDICAID

• NYS UPDATE ON MEDICAID AFTER HOUSE PASSES BRUTAL BUDGET BILL
• SAVE THE DATE REGARDING NYSARA BIENNIAL ELECTION CONVENTION
• NEW HOUSE BUDGET COULD CUT MEDICARE BY $490 BILLION

• TRUMP DOJ ACCUSES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INSURERERS OF PAYING "KICKBACKS" FOR CUSTOMERS

  
  

• GOP Budget fails to Advance 
• Congressional Budget Seeks To Dismantle Medicaid
• Save the Date: Capital Dist. Meeting - June 11 - learn to spot and avoid scams

• Biennial NYSARA Election Convention coming soon
• Statement  on the Federal Skinny Budget:  Blueprint for Abandoning Older Americans
• Senate confirms Frank Bisignano as SSA Commisioner
• Alliance Protects Voting Rights in North Carolina
• Further concerns about Social Security raised by KFF Health News

WNY NYSUT inservice & Retiree members rallied with other unions to push for the retirement Tier 6 to be FIXED.