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Senate Majority Chuck Schumer last week started the process for a final vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate two federal policies that keep a portion of Americans from ...
Efforts to get the Senate to vote on a bill to expand Social Security benefits are intensifying, ... The WEP impacts about 2 million Social Security beneficiaries and the GPO nearly 800,000 retirees.
In the roll call vote, 76 senators voted in favor of the bill, and 20 senators voted against it. ... “In 2003, I held the first-ever Senate hearing on the WEP and the GPO, and I am pleased that ...
Dec. 18—Maine teachers, firefighters and other public sector employees could benefit from a bill that the U.S. Senate advanced on a 73-27 vote Wednesday, signaling that that the legislation co ...
Public sector workers are anxiously waiting to see if the Senate will vote to finally eliminate provisions that cut their Social Security benefits. ... WEP and GPO affect nearly 3 million ...
The Social Security Fairness Act cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday, soaring past the 60 votes it needs to advance by a vote of 73-27. This puts the legislation on a glide path toward final ...
All 20 no votes were among Senate Republicans. The bill was previously approved by the House by a 327-76 margin. ... which has been advocating for repeal of WEP and GPO for 40 years. It will bring ...
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would expand Social Security benefits to roughly 2.8 million retirees ...