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• FMA's Stanford Attends White House for Signing of the Social Security Fairness Act - January 5, 2025

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  On January 5, 2025, FMA Director of Government and Public Affairs Greg Stanford had the distinct honor and privilege of representing the Federal Managers Association at the White House as President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law. The ceremony, which took place in the East Room, was streamed live on C-SPAN. FMA fought for decades for this legislation, which repeals the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The House and Senate both passed the bill, sponsored by Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), in strong bipartisan fashion late in the 118th Congress. President Biden's signature yesterday officially enacted the bill into law. Following the ceremony, Stanford was proud to view the signed bill and briefly visit with President Biden on behalf of FMA.

  When the Senate passed the bill, FMA National President Craig Carter wrote eloquently about this landmark legislation which restores full Social Security benefits earned by millions of public servants and their beneficiaries going forward. He noted that FMA members toiled for decades, walking the halls of Congress to advocate and build support for it. The Social Security Fairness Act will prevent the unjust withholding of nearly $200 billion from civil servants like current and retired FMA members, policemen, firemen, teachers and other public servants who have been unjustly penalized for their service. The bill eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits with respect to benefits payable for months after December 2023.

  FMA's Stanford was honored to sit in the East Room, near Rep. Spanberger, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and many other current and former Members of Congress, and advocates who spent much of their careers to achieve this monumental victory that will help millions of public servants.

  This is a signature win for Team FMA, and we were proud to witness history at the White House when President Biden made it official. You can watch the president's speech here.

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