Take a deep breath and start in again. As always, communicate with your Congressional Representative and your Senators. Learn more and refine your story to share with family and friends, especially those who might be in other districts or states. Keep abreast of changes and be ready to respond to our Action Alerts. Changes in […]
Action Alerts
Action Alert #89 – Keep H.R. 711 Going and Vote for Social Security Strength!
· Send WEP/GPO comments to the Ways and Means Committee ASAP! WEP.feedback@mail.house.gov · Presidential candidates positions on Social Security Trump and Clinton on Social Security: If you or your friends or family have not yet voted, here is a link to the positions that Clinton and Trump have taken on Social Security. The Forbes article […]
Action Alert #87 – Line Up Your Friends and Family!
There are three more weeks before Congress recesses for full-time campaigning before the election. Before they consider any changes in Social Security, they NEED to get rid of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision. How do we make more noise about this? There are 4,130 people receiving this email, and we have […]
Action Alert # 86 – August Action!
Status of H.R.711, the Brady bill What to say to your Congress Person now Send a message to the Presidential candidates —-> Kevin Brady, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee decided to table his bill, HR 711, at their meeting just before the recess because of disagreements among the groups affected […]
Action Alert #84 – Get to Know Your Social Security Legislative Aide
You can use these links: To find your Representative: http://www.house.gov To check on House Bill 973 To check on H.R. 711 This week, the House of Representatives is on break. They have come back to their districts and will probably be seen at 4th of July picnics and other celebrations. Catch up with them, if you […]
Action Alert #83 – Act Now to Keep H.R. 711 Going!
ACTION NEEDED THIS WEEK and NEXT (put this on your calendar to do): Call and write your Congresspersons. Support H. R. 711. house.gov Tell them—H.R. 711 corrects the faulty WEP formula. H.R. 711 was written to be cost neutral. Californians, Tell Feinstein’s office to sponsor this in the Senate! REASONS WHY H.R. 711 IS NEEDED […]
Action Alert #82 – Urgent: Better Than What We Have Now–H.R. 711!
The Committee for Social Security Fairness agrees that there should be no Windfall Elimination Provision, at all. However, given that there is currently a chance to lessen the injury it causes, we need to support H.R. 711, Representative Kevin Brady’s “Equal Treatment of Public Servants’ ACT.” We believe that our other employment should not affect […]
Action Alert #81 Talk to Congress now!
This is a good time for you to communicate with your Member of the House of Representatives. Congress will be in session until May 26th, until the Memorial Day break. Check out your Congress Person’s position on the GPO/WEP repeal (H.R. 973)and the WEP repeal and re-structure (H.R. 711) bills now. If they have added […]
Action Alert # 80 – You Can Still Write Them About H.R. 711– Comments Close at 5 PM Eastern Time Tuesday
In this Alert you will find; 1. Instructions for how to comment on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing on HR 711, Kevin Brady’s replacement bill for the Windfall Elimination Provision. (Due by email in their office 5:00 PM, April 5) You must follow their format. You can make it short. Just be […]
Action Alert #79 – WEP Gets a Congressional Hearing, AT LAST!
Tell your Congress Person to please send someone to the Ways and Means Committee Meeting NEXT TUESDAY, March 22, at 10:00 AM EDT in Room B-318 Rayburn House Building to find out about H.R. 711. Kevin Brady (R-TX) has said for many years that, although the idea of the WEP is correct, the formula for it […]
