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BREAKING: U.S. House Passes Graves-Spanberger Social Security Fairness Act to Eliminate the WEP & GPO, Provide Long Overdue Fairness to Police Officers, Firefighters, Educators, & Government Employees

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**VIDEO: Ahead of the Vote, Graves & Spanberger Spoke on the U.S. House Floor to Urge Their Colleagues to Support the Bipartisan “Social Security Fairness Act”   U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today released the following statement after a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Social Security…

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: National Groups Applaud Graves-Spanberger Discharge Petition Reaching 218 Signatures

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Following the discharge petition led by U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) reaching the 218 signatures necessary to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act to eliminate both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), several organizations…

Graves, Spanberger Host Press Conference to Urge Lawmakers to Sign Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act, Join National Advocates & Retirees Calling for WEP & GPO Repeal

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  **CLICK HERE for Photos of the Event** *CLICK HERE for Downloadable Full Recorded Event** U.S. Rpreentatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today hosted a press conference alongside Americans who are currently being denied their hard-earned retirement benefits and retired police officers, firefighters, letter carriers, government employees, and…

BREAKING: Graves-Spanberger Discharge Petition Reaches 218 Signatures, Enough to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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Graves & Spanberger: “Today is a Major Milestone Made Possible by Tireless Advocates Who’ve Made Clear that Congress Must Act” U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that their discharge petition for the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act has hit 218 signatures — the number required to force a vote in the U.S. House of…

MOMENTUM: In Less Than 24 Hours, 119 Lawmakers Sign Graves-Spanberger Discharge Petition to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that 119 of their colleagues — both Democrats and Republicans — signed their discharge petition for the Social Security Fairness Act on the same day that the pair filed the petition. The lawmakers are already more than halfway to securing the 218 signatures required to force a vote in the U.S.…

Graves: Congressional Budget Office Confirms Historic Retirement Theft from Public Servants

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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA), co-author of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, made the following statement in response to the $195.6 billion Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of future Social Security graft at the expense of public service retirees. “The CBO has confirmed: if H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, is not signed into law this year, $195.6…

Graves, Spanberger File Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act, Push to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today officially filed a discharge petition and are building support to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Graves and Spanberger filed a discharge petition to force a…

Graves, Spanberger Announce Plan to File Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act, Push to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO

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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that — when Congress returns to Capitol Hill next month — the pair will lead an effort to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Graves and…

Graves’ Social Security Fix Takes Another Step Forward – House Ways and Means Committee to Hold Hearing on WEP and GPO

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U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing in Washington, D.C. on the Windfall Elimination Penalty (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. In March 2024, Graves and Representative Abigail Spanberger (Virginia) called on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to…

Graves Calls for Congressional Hearing on WEP/GPO Penalty Reform

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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves led a formal request signed by 100 Members of Congress requesting that the House Ways and Means Committee hold a hearing on H.R. 82 – the Social Security Fairness Act. The legislation, which was introduced by Graves to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) social security penalties, is the 3rd most…