doublejj
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Yeah!...President Biden is about to give me a great Christmas present.....For over a decade mine and my wifes Social Security benifits have been unfarly reduced because not only have l earned the required 40 credits to qualify for Social Security benifits from my time in the military and workng for private sector companies, but also earned a pension from my work for the State. We've had our SSI paments cut by more than 1/2. This is huge for us, plus it's back dated to include all of 2024 so we should recieve a nice windfall as well as double payments going foreward.....Happy Holidays
On Friday Dec. 20, the Senate voted 76-20 to pass The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), righting a decades-old wrong, and winning economic justice for postal, federal, and public-sector retirees by repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). Passing H.R. 82 was the main legislative goal of the APWU in 2024. “No longer will public retirees see their hard-earned Social Security benefits robbed from them thanks to this bill,” said Senate Majority Leader Schumer. “It’s a very good thing that one of the final acts of the 118th Congress is delivering a huge win for working Americans.”
This last act of business for the118th Senate followed a similarly strong bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives when the H.R. 82 passed 327-75, and it is fully expected that President Joe Biden will sign the Bill into law.
On Friday Dec. 20, the Senate voted 76-20 to pass The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), righting a decades-old wrong, and winning economic justice for postal, federal, and public-sector retirees by repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). Passing H.R. 82 was the main legislative goal of the APWU in 2024. “No longer will public retirees see their hard-earned Social Security benefits robbed from them thanks to this bill,” said Senate Majority Leader Schumer. “It’s a very good thing that one of the final acts of the 118th Congress is delivering a huge win for working Americans.”
This last act of business for the118th Senate followed a similarly strong bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives when the H.R. 82 passed 327-75, and it is fully expected that President Joe Biden will sign the Bill into law.
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