{"id":49730,"date":"2019-08-12T15:10:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T20:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trta.org\/?p=49730"},"modified":"2019-08-12T15:10:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T20:10:36","slug":"rep-kevin-brady-holds-town-hall-meeting-to-discuss-wep-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/rep-kevin-brady-holds-town-hall-meeting-to-discuss-wep-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"El representante Kevin Brady celebra una reuni\u00f3n p\u00fablica para discutir la reforma del WEP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Disposici\u00f3n de Eliminaci\u00f3n de Ganancias Inesperadas (WEP) es una cuesti\u00f3n injusta del Seguro Social que afecta negativamente a miles de educadores jubilados en todo el pa\u00eds, incluidos los educadores que han pagado al Sistema de Jubilaci\u00f3n de Maestros de Texas (TRS), as\u00ed como al Seguro Social.<\/p>\n<p>El progreso en la reforma del WEP ha sido lento y arduo desde su promulgaci\u00f3n en 1983. El congresista Kevin Brady (R \u2013 The Woodlands) ha logrado avances significativos en el tema en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os. Su <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/3934\">La \u00faltima propuesta de ley es HR 3934.<\/a>. Celebr\u00f3 una reuni\u00f3n p\u00fablica hoy, 12 de agosto, en Montgomery, Texas, para discutir el tema.<\/p>\n<p>La Asociaci\u00f3n de Maestros Jubilados de Texas (TRTA) ha sido uno de los principales defensores de la reforma del WEP. TRTA ha trabajado estrechamente con Brady a lo largo de los a\u00f1os para brindar comentarios y testimonios sobre el WEP.<\/p>\n<p>El WEP reduce la cantidad de dinero que reciben los servidores p\u00fablicos del Seguro Social mediante el uso de una f\u00f3rmula arbitraria para reducir los beneficios obtenidos. El WEP proporciona un medio para eliminar las \u201cganancias inesperadas\u201d de los beneficios del Seguro Social que reciben los beneficiarios que tambi\u00e9n reciben una pensi\u00f3n basada en un trabajo no cubierto por el Seguro Social.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTexasRetiredTeachers%2Fvideos%2F2875844299154868%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aproximadamente 85 partes interesadas asistieron a la reuni\u00f3n, que r\u00e1pidamente se convirti\u00f3 en un lugar donde s\u00f3lo pod\u00eda estar de pie. Brady expuso su plan para reformar el WEP, que incluye trabajar con el representante Richard Neal (dem\u00f3crata por Massachusetts). Neal se desempe\u00f1a como presidente del Comit\u00e9 de Medios y Arbitrios de la C\u00e1mara del Congreso, que supervisa las cuestiones de Seguridad Social.<\/p>\n<p>Brady tambi\u00e9n respondi\u00f3 preguntas sobre su proyecto de ley y el WEP. Anim\u00f3 a las partes interesadas a ponerse en contacto con sus congresistas sobre el tema. Puede <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/members\">descubre qui\u00e9n te representa aqu\u00ed<\/a>. Puede <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/3934\/cosponsors\">vea los copatrocinadores actuales del proyecto de ley aqu\u00ed<\/a>. Adem\u00e1s de recibir apoyo en la C\u00e1mara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Brady mencion\u00f3 que tanto los senadores John Cornyn (R \u2013 Texas) como Ted Cruz (R \u2013 Texas) han manifestado su apoyo a la reforma del WEP.<\/p>\n<p>Si bien la mayor\u00eda de los educadores de Texas aportan al TRS como \u00fanica forma de jubilaci\u00f3n, muchos otros han aportado tanto al TRS como al Seguro Social, y a estos educadores se les recorta el Seguro Social en una cantidad arbitraria. El WEP tiene un impacto significativo en sus ingresos de jubilaci\u00f3n, y muchos educadores jubilados afectados quedan desprevenidos cuando reciben su cheque del Seguro Social.<\/p>\n<p>El siguiente paso para Brady es consultar con Neal sobre la estructura del proyecto de ley. Adem\u00e1s, Brady buscar\u00e1 la aceptaci\u00f3n de todos los grupos de partes interesadas, incluido el grupo nacional de bomberos, muchos de los cuales tambi\u00e9n tienen miles de miembros afectados por el WEP.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is a unfair Social Security issue that negatively impacts thousands of retired educators nationwide, including educators that have paid into the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) as well as Social Security. Progress on reforming the WEP has been slow and arduous ever since it was since enacted in 1983. 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