{"id":69957,"date":"2025-02-21T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trta.org\/?p=69957"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:05:04","slug":"member-action-alert-contact-your-congressional-representative-and-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/member-action-alert-contact-your-congressional-representative-and-senator\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Action Alert: Contact Your Congressional Representative and Senator!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), we need your help! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/TRTA\/Campaigns\/122177\/Respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/TRTA\/Campaigns\/122177\/Respond\">Please send this urgent Action Alert to your Texas congressman today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TRTA is urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to implement H.R. 82, which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), as soon as possible!<\/p>\n<p>We know our members impacted by these harmful provisions are anxious to begin receiving their hard-earned benefits, after fighting against the unfair rules for more than 40 years!<\/p>\n<p>We are asking the Texas congressional delegation to join us in our efforts to push for quick and efficient implementation. Our deserving public servants should not have to wait 12 to 18 months to have their Social Security benefits restored!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/TRTA\/Campaigns\/122177\/Respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/TRTA\/Campaigns\/122177\/Respond\">Be sure to send your Action Alert to your congressman today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this united effort, please check out TRTA Executive Director Tim Lee\u2019s live event from earlier today by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2VOFC9-WxYs\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2VOFC9-WxYs\">haciendo clic aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"null\"><strong>\u00a1Gracias!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Aseg\u00farate de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TexasRetiredTeachers\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TexasRetiredTeachers\/\">Danos like en facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/txretiredteachers\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/txretiredteachers\/\">follow us on Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TRTA\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TRTA\">S\u00edganos en Twitter<\/a>\u00a0y\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheTRTATV\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheTRTATV\">suscr\u00edbete a nuestro canal de youtube<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), we need your help! 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