RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Millions of Americans could see changes to Social Security access after the U.S. Senate voted to get rid of two provisions from the Social Security Fairness Act.
The bipartisan bill aims to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). On Saturday, Dec. 21, the legislation — proposed by U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger and (D-Virginia) and Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) — passed in the Senate after being voted through by the U.S. House last month.
“These unfair provisions for decades have been frankly pushing some retirees into really difficult economic hardship in their retirement,” Spanberger said. “The effort to repeal these two provisions is something I’ve been proud to spearhead during my time in Congress, and we finally got it done.”…