February 20, 2007: Over a majority of the US House of Representatives support legislation that will repeal Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws. H.R. 82, the WEP/GPO Repeal bill, now has 222 Congressmen as cosponsors, surpassing the number 218 which is a majority in the House of Representatives. S. 206, the WEP/GPO Repeal bill in the US Senate, has 14 cosponsors.

"Recently CARE, the Coalition to Assure Retirement Equity, to which our Association has belonged for several years, met to map out strategy on the WEP and GPO for this year," according to Legislative Chairman Bill Hill. "A consensus was reached among those, attending this meeting, that the coalition's focus would be on the House and its Ways and Means Committee. With a majority in the House supporting H.R. 82, this is the best strategy at this time."