[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 168 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TAKING A KEY STEP FORWARD

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise to thank the overwhelming majority 
of our colleagues who voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, 
necessary bipartisan legislation to ensure retired public servants do 
not lose out on essential earned Social Security retirement benefits 
for which they have worked hard.
  As a key step forward, the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act 
eliminates the harmful windfall elimination provision and the 
government pension offset, which reduce or eliminate Social Security 
benefits for millions of Americans who worked as public servants, 
including police officers, firefighters, and educators.
  The next step is for Congress to fund the financing gap and work in 
partnership with affected States.
  More than 2 million Americans and 165,000 Ohioans are impacted by the 
windfall provision, and 800,000 nationwide are impacted by the 
government pension offset.
  In a time of severe partisanship, I am pleased to note that 327 
Members of the House voted for this bipartisan legislation. Let this be 
an example of collaboration and working across the aisle to find the 
big middle.

  The House has done our work, and now I urge swift Senate passage so 
this legislation can be sent to the President's desk to be signed into 
law.

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