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Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) Executive Director Tim Lee is in Washington, D.C. this week fighting for the passage of HR82 (Proyecto de ley 82)<\/a>, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).<\/p>\n

The WEP is a law that prevents retired Texas educators that participate in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) from drawing their entire Social Security benefit.\u00a0The\u00a0GPO is like the WEP, but instead of reducing the worker’s benefits, the GPO reduces the benefits for a spouse or former spouse who claims\u00a0spousal benefits\u00a0based on a spouse’s or former spouse’s\u00a0earnings record.<\/p>\n

On November 5,\u00a0a political maneuver was made that may derail HR 82<\/a>. HR 82 has gained significant traction in the U.S. House of Representatives, and among its 330 cosponsors is Mike Johnson (R-LA), who serves as the Speaker of the House. However, despite the bill\u2019s popularity, there are groups that would prefer to keep the arbitrary, harmful WEP and GPO in place.<\/p>\n

TRTA has been fighting for repeal of these provisions since the 1980s and isn\u2019t surprised to see opposition to change. The maneuver was done on a day when no one was watching, and the intent seems to be to slow down\u2014if not kill\u2014the progress of repealing the WEP and GPO.<\/p>\n

It appeared that the biggest hurdle towards meaningful change and relief for retirees may be in the U.S. Senate. As progress to move WEP and GPO repeal or reform gained momentum, more and more groups wanting to stop it have surfaced. TRTA anticipated these tactics, and it will take the aid of all education retirees in Texas, as well as our national coalition, to encourage Senate and House members to make the sensible decision and fix WEP and GPO.<\/p>\n

Tim Lee is in Washington D.C. right now working to advance retirees\u2019 interests! It will not be easy to pass HR 82 even though there is a significant stated support by congressional members. A major hurdle is the cost to fix the unfair WEP and GPO. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing HR 82 would cost the federal government $196 billion over the next decade and would advance the depletion date of Social Security by six months.<\/p>\n

TRTA will be calling on its members soon to contact congressional members about this issue! The WEP and GPO have unfairly damaged retirees\u2019 lives for too long, and by banding together, we will continue to put pressure on decision makers to finally pass a solution to this unfair issue.<\/p>\n

\u00a1Gracias!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Gracias por ser miembro de TRTA.\u00a0Por favor renueve sus cuotas con TRTA<\/a>\u00a0Si a\u00fan no lo ha hecho, \u00a1nuestro trabajo en el Capitolio de Texas y en el Capitolio se sustenta con el apoyo financiero de nuestros miembros! Si conoce a alguien que no sea miembro,\u00a0por 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>\n

Aseg\u00farese de seguir a TRTA en\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0y\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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