Momentum for GPO/WEP repeal mounted last week after a Capitol Hill rally in the pouring rain. Participants included NEA Vice President Princess Moss, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate champion Sherrod Brown (D-OH), House champions Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and other labor, retirement security and congressional leaders.
For the first time ever, Leader Schumer committed to a floor vote on the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). That initial vote will come EARLY THIS WEEK. This is it—our best chance in 40 years to repeal unjust penalties that impact millions of retired educators, firefighters and public servants, and millions more future retirees.
The bill that would repeal GPO/WEP, the Social Security Fairness Act, passed the House with huge bipartisan support—the vote was 327-75. If the Senate follows suit, President Biden will sign GPO/WEP repeal into law. The Social Security Fairness Act has enough cosponsors in the Senate to overcome a filibuster if all supporters are in attendance and vote yes.
Call both your senators at 844-912-1779. Tell them to VOTE YES on H.R. 82!
In solidarity,
Marc Egan
Government Relations Director
National Education Association
The commission would help to fully reveal the impact of the boarding schools on the Native American children who were taken from their families and Tribes for forced assimilation.
JEER: Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) voted “no” on the motion to invoke cloture on the renomination of Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for another 5-year term. McFerran’s renomination would have given Democrats a majority on the board through 2026.
