The New York State Alliance for Retired American has issued a CALL FOR ACTION to protect the Affordable Care Act, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from proposed cuts.
NYSARA Upcoming Actions on ACA and Social Security Reform, Medicare Privatization and Medicaid Block Grants
1. Send Your Congressional Representative a message that they should not pass a medicare voucher plan by printing and sending this form to your Congressional Representative and our two Senator’s. If you need to find your federal and NYS elected Representatives office addresses by your address or zip code go to the link above and click the hotline to their web site.
2. Attend a meeting, with the NYSARA leadership in January with your local Congressional Representative. The first scheduled meeting is with Congressman Chris Collins (R 27th CD) on Thursday January 5, 2017 at 10:30 am in his Lancaster office. If you are a constituent of Congressman Collins and would like to attend please RSVP your name and contact information to president@newyorkstateara.org
3. Participate in Congressional National Call-In Day Wednesday, January 4th and a White House National Call-In day on Monday January 23rd (866) 828-4162.
The script for the Congressional call in will assist in your call.
House Speaker Paul Ryan told Fox News that he would push legislation in early 2017 that would end Medicare’s guaranteed health care benefits, Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX) has submitted legislation that would annihilate Social Security (See details below), the Affordable care Act is under siege and a Medicaid block grant proposal that would put a $108 billion hole in the New York State budget are all being pushed.
For additional information visit the NYSARA website.