Senate passes Social Security bill to repeal WEP and GPO

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The WEP reduces benefits for annuitants who worked in both a public sector position not covered by Social Security, as well as a job that's covered by Social Security, usually in the private sector.
55% : The WEP and GPO are two provisions of Social Security that reduce or sometimes eliminate benefits for certain federal retirees and other public servants, as well as their surviving spouses.
52% : The GPO reduces Social Security for surviving spouses who also worked in the public sector.
46% : The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan organization, has said that removing WEP and GPO would advance Social Security's insolvency by about six months and potentially lead to across-the-board cuts for Social Security beneficiaries.

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