{"id":66720,"date":"2024-04-12T11:27:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trta.org\/?p=66720"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:27:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:27:14","slug":"congressional-hearing-on-wep-and-gpo-scheduled-for-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/congressional-hearing-on-wep-and-gpo-scheduled-for-april-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Hearing on WEP and GPO Scheduled for April 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A congressional hearing to discuss the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Central. The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) and its national coalition partners are engaging in this hearing process by communicating with congressional leaders and will also provide written testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public may view the hearing via live webcast available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8FSgDMEzdK7j3lsQ4G4L0A\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8FSgDMEzdK7j3lsQ4G4L0A\">en este enlace<\/a>. (Please note, the webcast will not be available until the hearing begins at 2:00 p.m. on April 16).<\/p>\n<p>As TRTA members may know, these provisions took effect in the 1980\u2019s as a means of eliminating the \u201cwindfall\u201d of Social Security benefits received by beneficiaries who also receive a pension based on work not covered by Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>Ninety-five percent of Texas public school employees do not pay into Social Security through their work with Texas schools. However, many have other jobs before, during, or after their employment in education in which they do pay into the federal program.<\/p>\n<p>Public workers deserve to have this issue resolved so that current and future retirees are no longer impacted negatively by these unfair provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The time to perpetuate bad public policy at the expense of those who cannot afford to lose their hard\u2013earned Social Security benefits must come to an end. Congress, working with stakeholder groups, must make resolving this issue a priority! Now is the time for a bipartisan solution to make a difference for all public workers hurt by the WEP and GPO.<\/p>\n<p>TRTA looks forward to working with the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to make progress on these provisions during this Congress. TRTA is working with its national coalition, which includes MASS Retirees and the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE), to enact positive change for retirees.<\/p>\n<p>Por favor, permanezca atento a la <em>L\u00ednea interior<\/em>, as more information will be communicated with our members after the hearing has concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Gracias por ser miembro de TRTA. Estamos pidiendo a los miembros que\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/join-trta\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/trta.org\/join-trta\/\">por favor renueve sus cuotas con TRTA<\/a>\u00a0si a\u00fan no lo han hecho. Si conoces a alguien que no es miembro,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/join-trta\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/trta.org\/join-trta\/\">por favor inv\u00edtalos a unirse a nosotros<\/a>! La uni\u00f3n hace la fuerza y la forma m\u00e1s segura de lograr el \u00e9xito es hacer crecer la organizaci\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A congressional hearing to discuss the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Central. The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) and its national coalition partners are engaging in this hearing process by communicating with congressional leaders and will also provide written testimony. 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