On the recordNovember 12, 2024
That is a separate issue from allowing Americans who did their part, who contributed their earnings, for them to retire with dignity. In signing their names onto this legislation, more than 330 lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans, have made clear their belief that we must repeal the WEP and GPO. We must pass it tonight. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join us in passing this legislation and in sending it over to the United States Senate, where 61 Senators who are currently serving in that body are cosponsors of our legislation. By passing the Social Security Fairness Act, we can deliver long-overdue relief to the American public, to our public servants, to those who have served our communities. I thank everyone who will speak on behalf of this bill this evening. I thank my cosponsor, Congressman Garret Graves, for his extraordinary partnership as we have worked with public servants from around the country to get to this point tonight.
