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NEA to urge legislators to move on GPO/WEP

NEA will be meeting with Representatives McKeon (R-CA) and Berman (D-CA) and Chairman Clay Shaw (R-FL) during the week of March 15 to talk about next steps in moving GPO/WEP legislation.

As reported previously, Representatives McKeon and Berman, the primary sponsors of our GPO/WEP legislation expressed NEA's frustration with the lack of movement on GPO/WEP legislation to Rep. Shaw, Chair of the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means.  Representatives McKeon and Berman reported that Chairman Shaw promised to move GPO/WEP legislation out of committee this year. 

Representative Turner (D-TX) has introduced a discharge petition in the House of Representatives.  (A discharge petition is a procedural mechanism to bring a bill directly to the House floor for consideration.) However, Representatives McKeon and Berman do not believe a discharge petition is necessary at this time and are not supporting it.  Representatives McKeon and Berman have made movement of GPO/WEP legislation a top priority and have been encouraging Chairman Shaw to move legislation addressing the unfair Social Security offsets.  NEA supports the sponsors' strategy because we believe it offers the best chance for action. 

At the upcoming meeting with Chairman Shaw, NEA will carry a strong message from our members urging immediate action on GPO/WEP legislation. 

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