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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Windfall Elimination Provision was enacted in |
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1983 to equalize the earned Social Security benefits of workers who |
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spend part of their careers in exempt public service and workers who |
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spend their entire careers participating in social security; and |
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WHEREAS, The Windfall Elimination Provision reduces the |
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Social Security benefits of public servants who have received a |
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pension that is not subject to Social Security taxes, including |
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thousands of teachers in Texas as well as the spouses and children |
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of these public servants; and |
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WHEREAS, The flawed application of the Windfall Elimination |
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Provision diminishes Texans' retirement security and fails to |
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recognize their rightfully earned Social Security and public |
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pension benefits; and |
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WHEREAS, For years, the United States Congress has failed to |
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act to remove this detriment to many citizens of Texas, including |
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teachers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to take swift |
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action to replace the Windfall Elimination Provision with a more |
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fair and just formula that accurately reflects the contributions of |
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all American workers to the Social Security system; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of the Senate forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of |
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Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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remembers of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a |
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memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |