MARCH 2001 - Association Continues Work With CPRS - In addition to our work with CARE on the GPO and WEP during the 107th Congress, the Association will continue its affiliation with the Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security (CPRS) on mandatory Social Security coverage for all newly hired public employees. CPRS, whose current chairman is Thomas Lussier (executive director of the Teachers' Retirement Board), has as its primary and ongoing goal to defeat any proposal that would mandate Social Security for new public emloyees.

MARCH 2001 - Social Security Offset Relief Possible - Led by the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), The Coalition to Assure Retirement Equity (CARE), of which we are one of 43 participating organizations, has been working diligently for the passage of legislation to reduce or eliminate both the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).