Articles about Social Security that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

Closer Look at Congressional WEP/GPO Hearing

January 5, 2024
History will determine whether the November 20th Congressional Field Hearing on the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government ...Read More

Congressional Hearing Held on Impact of WEP & GPO

November 21, 2023
Forum Spotlights Law’s Unfairness to Public Retirees On Monday, a House Ways and Means Committee Field Hearing on “ ...Read More

WEP/GPO Congressional hearing to be held in Louisiana

November 14, 2023
A Congressional hearing has been scheduled on how Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO ...Read More
Jodey Arington (R-TX)

House Republican Leaders File WEP Reform Proposal

November 4, 2023
Total of 6 Bills Now Pending to Repeal or Reform WEP & GPO. Texas Congressman Jodey Arrington has stepped in ...Read More

Call for WEP & GPO Hearing

October 27, 2023
I’d like to start this week’s message by thanking those members who turned out for our Area Meetings ...Read More

Our focus this fall

September 8, 2023
September 8, 2023: Happy September! Our weekly Mass Retirees news updates are back. After a short Labor Day break, we ...Read More

WEP & GPO: Who Opposes Full Repeal and Why?

August 14, 2023
In recent years one aspect of the debate surrounding the Social Security WEP and GPO laws has been the issue ...Read More
W&M Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) & MA Congressman Richie Neal

Neal Refiles WEP Reform Proposal

August 14, 2023
Retirees Push for Including GPO Fix Within Bill For the third straight congressional session, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal has filed ...Read More

Fixing Social Security involves hard choices

April 8, 2023,
APRIL 8, 2023: CNN  — There’s a reason why politicians have long shied away from addressing Social Security ...Read More