View as Webpage Educators from all 15 states affected by the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) flew to Washington last week to lobby for their repeal via legislation such as the Social Security Fairness Act (S. 597/H.R. 82). The bill has wide bipartisan support with 263 cosponsors in the House and […]

View as Webpage With a potential default just weeks away, the GOP still refuses to address the gap between federal spending and revenue through the normal budget process, as President Biden has proposed. In an attempt to find common ground, the President met last week with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority […]

View as Webpage Last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that Congress must raise or suspend the debt ceiling earlier than expected to avoid a catastrophic default. D-day could come as soon as June 1.  The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2811, the devastating bill crafted by MAGA Republicans. The title of the […]