Call to Action

Legislation has been pending in Washington, D.C. for about 10 years to repeal the Social Security penalties that hurt retired public employees in Maine and 14 other states.

In the House of Representatives, it’s bill HR 235 and in the Senate, it’s bill S 484.

Non-passage of these bills has financially hurt Maine’s public retirees. Maine’s public retirees are not receiving the full measure of retirement income they have earned from both their State pensions AND Social Security entitlements.

Please call AND write to Maine’s Senators and Representatives and tell them bills HR 82 and S 206 must pass this year and become law. Let them know that you don’t want to hear that passing the bills would be too expensive. Hundreds of thousands working lifetimes have been devoted to quality public service for the citizens of Maine and the 14 other states. These public service workers are still negatively affected by the neglect of our nation’s political leaders to pass this legislation. It’s a shame that the public service retirees in 15 of 50 states must fight for their entitlement to the full measure of retirement income they have earned. It needs to STOP this year with the passage of this legislation.

Please call AND write today. Speak and write clearly that they must take necessary action to get this legislation passed THIS YEAR. There can be no excuse for failure. The results of their action could tremendously boost OR damage their political careers, and could expand or diminish the potential of their political party in future elections.