[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

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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.

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