Affordable Care Act

July 25, 2017

Fight, Texans! Our Lives Depend on It!

The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans continues our statewide fight for health care and retiree rights.

Austin:

The Austin Chapter highlighted Medicare/Medicaid at their last meeting. Now they’re turning people out for a march:

March for Healthcare: Our Lives on the Line

Saturday, July 29, 10AM to Noon

Austin City Hall, 301 W 2nd Street

Beaumont:

Celebrate Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversaries

Tuesday, August 8, 9:15AM

Jefferson County Democratic Party Headquarters

2211 Calder Av, Beaumont

Dallas:

Celebrate Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversaries

Wednesday August 2, Noon

Alliance/AFT Hall, 334 Centre, Dallas

Speaker Zachary Thompson, Director Dallas County Health and Human Services

Houston:

Celebrate Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversaries

Wednesday, August 2, 12-2PM

HFT Hall, 2704 Sutherland

Corpus Christi and Fort Worth: plans are in progress

Everywhere:

Texans are contacting Congress to try to head off the Republican determination to pass legislation to chop away our health care. Here are the phone numbers for the local offices of Sen. John Cornyn: (512)469-6034, (903)593-0902, (972)239-1310,(956)423-0162, (713)572-3337, (210)224-7485, (806)472-7533.

And Sen. Ted Cruz at: (512)916-5834, (214)599-8749,(713)718-3057, (210)340-2885, (903)593-5130, (956)686-7339

National ARA continues us to urge us to use their free hot line: 1-866-828-4162.

Write an Email to the Texas Legislature to stop anti-union bills.

Texas retirees are already working to win next years’ elections. Contact us to see how you can help. The Digital Organizing Committee based in Dallas is now meeting on Sunday nights at 7 PM. Sign up here.

–Gene Lantz, President