As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may have read in our Línea interior on November 12, H.R. 82 passed through the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 327 in favor and 75 against. H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 proposes to repeal the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).
Members, time is NOT on our side!
While this vote was historic by being the first one taken on these arbitrary provisions since their inception forty years ago, the work to help retirees impacted by WEP and GPO is not done!
We are a third of the way to repeal of WEP and GPO. If Senate Majority Leader Schumer does not make HR 82 a priority by putting it on the Senate’s agenda for a vote, this effort will die!
TRTA believes an up or down vote on WEP/GPO repeal is now required to see who really stands with public workers and Social Security fairness.
Here’s How You Can Help!
TRTA members MUST SHARE this update with all family, friends, and fellow retirees! PLEASE CONTACT anyone you know who lives in the state of New York and have them call Senate Majority Leader Schumer.
Contacting Sen. Majority Leader Schumer
Llamar (202) 224-6542 y pide hablar con el miembro del personal que trabaja en cuestiones de Seguridad Social. Aquí tienes un breve guión que puedes utilizar:
- Hello, I am a member of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA). I am asking Sen. Majority Leader Schumer to please add repeal of the WEP and GPO to the Senate agenda now that H.R. 82 has passed the House of Representatives, before the end of this cycle.
- As a sponsor of repeal, and as a person who has direct influence over whether or not the repeal of WEP and GPO will win this Congress, we NEED Leader Schumer to bring this bill forward for a vote!
- ¡Gracias por su apoyo!
Tenga en cuenta que, si recibe un buzón de voz cuando llama a una oficina del Senado, le pedimos que deje un mensaje, ya que las oficinas del Senado ahora están inundadas de llamadas.
Have You Sent Your Email to Your Texas Senator?
Our members have sent thousands of emails to Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. Please don’t stop the momentum now! If you have not yet sent you email, use our quick and easy Action Alert system to send it today!
¡Gracias!
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