coronavirus

• Cedar Valley leaders urge Rep. Ashley Hinson to support COVID-19 relief bill

  February 19, 2021: WATERLOO — A coalition of Cedar Valley leaders Tuesday called on U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson to support the proposed COVID-19 relief package, that would give financial help to families, schools, businesses, unemployed people, local governments and oth...Read more >

• Iowa Republicans shut out seniors from the political process at the Statehouse

  February 08, 2021: The Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans has been lobbying at the Iowa State Capitol on numerous issues for years. We are seniors, retirees, and advocates for Iowans. Now the Republican-controlled Iowa House of Representatives is making it unsafe for ...Read more >

• Cost of Vaccine

  December 14, 2020:   The holidays are a time for cheer and goodwill toward your fellow human. Someone should send that message to Chuck Grassley. At a time when many should be celebrating, they’re jobless due to a pandemic of which Grassley has been infected....Read more >

• Coal in Grassley’s Stocking

  December 14, 2020: He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice. It is easy to tell which side of the list Chuck Grassley is on. The last four years he has aided and abetted a conman grifter who enabled a pandemic to...Read more >

• Iowa Republicans fail to uphold promises of Older Americans Act

  July 20, 2020:   President Lyndon Johnson signed the Older Americans Act into law on July 14, 1965. It responded to the need for community services, evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention programs, civic engagement, and elder justice for senior...Read more >

• State agency reports dramatic drop in advocacy for older Iowans

  July 20, 2020:   DES MOINES — The state agency tasked with advocating for Iowans in nursing homes dramatically scaled back visits to those facilities last year even before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new state report. The newly released annua...Read more >

• Miller-Meeks touts Trump’s unproven anti-malarial drug

  July 20, 2020:   This week we celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA funds many social service programs that keep older adults healthy and independent. Important pieces of this legislation include evidence...Read more >

• Iowa, National Republicans Failing Seniors Amid The Pandemic

  July 20, 2020:   On July 14, 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) was signed into law. It responded to the need for community services, evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention programs, civic engagement, and elder justice for senior citizens. Ame...Read more >

• Iowa Alliance Votes Absentee!

  July 16, 2020: It is so important that we are all safe to vote absentee by mail in the upcoming November 3rd General Election. With the coronavirus, we do not want to encourage people to vote in person since it is so easy to vote by mail! Even if the Republicans vo...Read more >

• Voting Absentee by Mail During Coronavirus

  July 13, 2020: I am determined to vote Donald Trump and all of these sycophantic Republicans out of office. I already filled out and sent my absentee ballot request form through the U.S. Postal Service to my county auditor. We can now request absentee ballots i...Read more >