WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to schedule H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, for a vote on the House floor.
The bill, which would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), exceeded 290 co-sponsors in July and was moved to the consensus calendar. However, the bill has not been formally scheduled for a vote and could be delayed until the end of November.
“We are respectfully asking Speaker Pelosi to bring the Social Security Fairness Act for a vote on the House floor. If you pay into Social Security, you should be able to collect your fair share when the time comes,” said Congressman Higgins. “Too many seniors are unfairly penalized by the GPO and WEP, and this injustice must be corrected. I am a co-sponsor of the bill, and we strongly support its passage.”
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HIGGINS: UNITING THE LOUISIANA DELEGATION BEHIND SUPPLEMENTAL DISASTER RELIEF
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Clay Higgins (LA-03) sent out the below information in a recent email to constituents regarding disaster assistance for Southwest Louisiana.
While over $1.3 billion in federal assistance has been delivered to support immediate response costs, Southwest Louisiana continues to face extreme and long-term recovery needs that are best addressed with a supplemental disaster package. My office and the entire Louisiana delegation are united behind supplemental disaster relief. However, we need executive branch support to advance long-term recovery resources. Read the delegation letter here.
We have stressed the importance of this matter repeatedly in direct communications with President Biden and publicly on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. However, we have seen no effort from Democratic leadership to move forward with a supplemental disaster bill. Speaker Pelosi's office recently stated in a media interview that the Democratic Congress and the Biden Administration are going to ‘consider the need for supplemental disaster funding’ for Louisiana. We are beyond the time for consideration. It’s been nearly a year since the devastation occurred. Read our latest communication to President Biden and Speaker Pelosi here.
We must provide the thousands of severely impacted Americans in Southwest Louisiana with a proper federal response. My office will continue to push Louisiana's needs at the federal level.
