Hey there Henry, damn its been awhile. Thank You for mentioning this. I did travel to Washington, DC for the last WEP/GPO gathering outside the Capitol before the last big push to get our signatures needed. You are so right its very important for all of us, and yes even the Retirees. The last that I heard was that the Retirees were to get if approved was an extra $100.00 per month with NO Retro but I am sure that'll change and most likely not in our favor, but hell who knows wait and see. I have contacted so many members of Congress and wrote letters it isn't even funny. I have been beating this damn drum since I retired and the WEP/GPO Legislation and the SSA because of WEP tried to have me pay back almost $20,000 in payments because they SSA forgot to process my Social Security payments to reflect it. I got a hold of my Congressman at the time and he wrote to the SSA in my behalf along with my promising to file Bankruptcy if they pushed it. I was relieved of their mistake. My point is if I truly thought after my 35 years of being Retired anything would change with regards to taking care of our Law Enforcement, I'd crap myself. I pray it will pass and help our Men and Women in the future. God Bless us all.
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