Another push brewing to repeal GPO/WEP

Ann Hanning to Molly Janczyk, November 29, 2006

Subject: [Fwd: RE: Time to Re-Energize Our Social Security Coalition?]

Molly, ORTA continues to work with ASRTE and other groups on the repeal of the GPO/WEP.

Ann

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Jim Kreider to Ed Ely, November 28, 2006

Subject: RE: Time to Re-Energize Our Social Security Coalition?

Dear Ed

Amen! I believe we need to coordinate a day in late Feb or early March. We are meeting in DC in Late Feb. Should we meet first as a group? Should we reconsider hiring a lobbyist? We need to push this now! THANK YOU for again taking the lead. I appreciate you. Lead me, counsel me, Missouri is ready for a fight.

Jim Kreider Executive Director

Missouri Retired Teachers Association & Public School Personnel
3016 DuPont Circle, Suite B

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 877-366-6782
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From Ed Ely, November 27, 2006

Subject: Time to Re-Energize Our Social Security Coalition?

Hello, All--

With the Democrats gaining control of Congress, it seems like an opportune time to re-form our coalition to push for the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset penalties in Social Security. We have been assured by Representatives Howard "Buck" McKeon and Howard Berman that they will be re-introducing their repeal legislation in the 110th Congress. As you know, their current repeal bill in the Congress
(HR147) has garnered 326 co-sponsors but has been blocked from any consideration by the Republican leadership of the House.

At the very least, I believe we should perhaps organize another coordinated e-mail and letter writing campaign when the new bill is introduced, and we should develop a new joint letter that all our groups can sign on to. This is also a good opportunity to brainstorm other ideas to finally push this issue forward. I might note that repeal was a plank in the Democrats 2004 election platform.

Hope to hear from you all in the next week or so; I know it's busy during the holiday season. Thanks.
Ed Ely

Director of Communications

California Retired Teachers Association

P.O. Box 2640

Fair Oaks, CA 95628
(916) 966-5933
(916) 966-5944 (fax)

ebepr@pacbell.net
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