URGENT Call to Action for H.R. 82

Please take a few minutes to email each member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee TODAY and TOMORROW and ask them to retain the original language of H.R. 82 (fully repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)). House Leadership waited until the last day of the 25 legislative day requirement per the Consensus Calendar to pull H.R. 82 and send it to mark-up. This is an effort to kill the bill before it can reach the House floor for a vote. Had they delayed this decision, the bill would have proceeded forward as written. For this reason, we must jump into action to turn this debacle around. 

A script and email addresses of committee members are provided. Just copy, paste and send. It’s very easy!

The Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow so it’s IMPERATIVE we respond NOW. Thank you!

EMAIL SCRIPT

As a WAYS & MEANS Committee member, please retain the original language of H.R. 82, an important bipartisan bill to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Retired Americans are counting on their elected officials to give H.R. 82 the floor vote it deserves because it repeals the penalties that affect the earned benefits of Social Security recipients and their spouses.

The WEP affects retired/disabled workers, spouses, and children. In contrast, the GPO disproportionately affects women (spouses and widow(er)s), suffering devastating financial losses when their spouse dies and losing an already paid-for spousal survivor benefit.

I appeal to you to move forward with the solid bipartisan bill, H.R. 82, and vote on it as written to help American citizens and their families.

Sunday, September 18, 2022 

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE MEMBERS LIST

Representative Richard Neal
202-225-5601
Kara.getz@mail.house.gov

Representative Linda Sanchez
202-225-6676
Cody.willming@mail.house.gov

Representative Judy Chu
202-225-5464
Ellen.hamilton@mail.house.gov

Representative Jimmy Panetta
202-225-2861
Mark.dennin@mail.house.gov

Representative Jimmy Gomez
(202) 225-6235
Ben.kan@mail.house.gov

Representative Bill Pascrell
202-225-5751
Dylan.sodaro@mail.house.gov

Representative Brian Higgins
202-225-3306
Lyndsey.barnes@mail.house.gov

Representative Earl Blumenauer
202-225-4811
Jon.Bosworth@mail.house.gov

Representative Terri Sewell
202-225-2665
Rob.Nuttall@mail.house.gov

Representative Gwen Moore
(202) 225-4572
Chris.goldson@mail.house.gov

Representative Tom Rice
202-225-9895
Philipp.clarke@mail.house.gov

Representative Ron Estes
202-225 6216
Nicolas.oboyle@mail.house.gov

Representative Kevin Hern
202-225-2211
Dominique.yelinski@mail.house.gov

Representative Lloyd Doggett
202-225-4865
Adam.cissell@mail.house.gov

Representative Ron Kind
202-225-5506
Rachel.harvey@mail.house.gov

Representative Stephanie Murphy
202-225-4035
Rachel.Kline@mail.house.gov

Representative Gregory Murphy
202-225-3415
Luke.wallwork@mail.house.gov

Representative David Kustoff
202-225-4714
Eliana.goodman@mail.house.gov

Representative Brendan Boyle
202-225-6111
Theresa.chalhoub@mail.house.gov

Regards,
Rodney R. Watson
LRTA Executive Director