JULY 2000 - A full court press has been initiated by the Coalition to Assure Retirement Security (CARE) and its lead organization, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) for congressional hearings on the Government Pension Offset (GPO) this summer. NARFE has been urging its members and the coalition to contact the Congress and push for action on GPO relief.
Congressman Clay Shaw (R-Ft. Lauderdale) has received a great deal of attention since he is the chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee that will conduct the hearings on the issue. Currently 230 congressmen (well over half) have cosponsored H.R. 1217, which provides GPO relief and now sits in that subcommittee.