CONGRESS FINALLY RIGHTED THE WRONGS THAT HARMED MANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

CONGRESS FINALLY RIGHTED THE WRONGS THAT HARMED MANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025)] [House] [Pages H108-H109] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CONGRESS FINALLY RIGHTED THE WRONGS THAT HARMED MANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 [[Page H109]] minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, as the Biden administration entered its final days in office, I was honored to participate in a joyous White House ceremony where the President signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law. After a gnawing 40-year struggle, Congress finally righted the wrongs that harmed many public employees. These include teachers, mail carriers, firefighters, police officers, librarians, postal workers, locomotive engineers, school cooks, nutrition personnel, and so many more. Finally, the Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the harmful Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. These reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for more than 2.8 million Americans and over 270,000 Ohioans who have served our communities. In a time of severe partisanship, 327 House Members and 76 Senators voted for this bipartisan legislation. This is a great example of working to find the big middle to benefit the American people, millions of them who worked and earned their way forward. Mr. Speaker, every single Ohioan and American should now enjoy their benefits. ____________________