{"id":5293,"date":"2024-04-14T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssfairness.org\/?p=5293"},"modified":"2024-04-14T12:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T19:48:30","slug":"finally-this-tuesday-a-ways-and-means-hearing-on-wep-gpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssfairness.org\/finally-this-tuesday-a-ways-and-means-hearing-on-wep-gpo\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, This Tuesday: A Ways and Means Hearing on WEP\/GPO!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Social Security Subcommittee will be discussing the WEP and GPO on Tuesday. We expect to hear them discuss the long term effects on the Social Security trust fund and present various options for the offsets including partial repeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnited States House Committee on Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on Social Security\u2019s Windfall Elimination and Government Pension Offset\u2013their intended purpose, shortcomings, and alternatives. <\/em><\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n Members of the public may view the hearing via live webcast available at\u00a0 https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov<\/a>. The webcast will not be available until the hearing starts.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are close enough, please try to attend. It is a PUBLIC hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will obtain the link to the recording after it becomes available and publish it if you miss the original hearing. By the end of the<\/strong> week we will analyze their statements and we will send you suggestions for how to respond to the hearing using their required format. <\/strong> In addition to your individual statements, we want them to hear a unified voice from those of us affected. They will be accepting comments on the subject until April 30th.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, April 16, 2024, at 3:00PM (EDT) Rm 2020 in the Rayburn House Office Bldg. <\/em><\/strong>(Noon PDT, 1:00 Mountain, 2:00 Central)<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n