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Bertha M. Held

@BerthaMHeld1

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I'm a mother, grandma and retired public servant.

Bossier City, Louisiana
Joined October 2022
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
9 months
Thank you, @RepClayHiggins , for your concern for workers who have chosen to give to their communities through public service. We are with you: #GPOWEPMustGo118th . Let’s #EliminateWEPGPO together! @RepGarretGraves @RepSpanberger
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepArringto PLS #RequestHR82MarkUp . #EliminateWEPGPO —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a close: #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 . Thank you!
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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@JohnCornyn It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. #CosponsorS597
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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@SenJohnBarrasso @MarshaBlackburn @JohnBoozman @SenKatieBritt @SenTedBuddNC Please cosponsor S. 597 to repeal the evil twins WEP & GPO. It's past time to right this terrible wrong! #EliminateWEPGPO
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorWicker WEP and GPO, each diminish or deny the rightfully earned Social Security benefits of American citizens. I am one of these American citizens. Please show your support of repealing the injustice by standing to #CosponsorS597 to #EliminateWEPGPO .
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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Thank you for hearing our call for help, @RepJasonSmith , by scheduling the WEP & GPO hearing! Your words of support and understanding were heartfelt! @GPOWEPMustGo118th @RepGarretGraves @RepSpanberger
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorDurbin It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, Vets and public servants are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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@RepLuttrell_TX8 @RepAlGreen @RepPfluger @RepMonicaDLC @RepEscobar @JacksonLeeTX18 @JoaquinCastrotx @RepTonyGonzales @RepGarretGraves & @RepSpanberger have contacted u 2 sign the HR82 hearing request with Quill link for your digital signature r contact their offices directly.
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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Louisiana needs your help, @SteveScalise . 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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Thank you, @StGeorgeFD , for hosting the WEP & GPO hearing, and for your service! We will work to #EliminateWEPGPO together! @BRFDPIO @StGeorgeFire @RepGarretGraves
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepGwenMoore #RequestHR82MarkUp session. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@POTUS Please openly give your support to the repeal of WEP & GPO in the 118th Congress by supporting HR 82 and S 597. Millions are drowning because they are egregiously denied their earned SS benefits. #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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@SenMarcoRubio Please cosponsor S. 597 to repeal WEP & GPO in the 118th Congress. It's time to right this terrible wrong! #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepBenCline 46 YEARS: #lawfulrobbery —rightfully earned Social Security benefits. VICTIMS? Public Servants, Retired Workers here and abroad. EQUALITY MATTERS: Please help stop the discrimination and #CosponsorHR82 to #EliminateWEPGPO .
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenRonJohnson It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. #CosponsorS597
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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Massachusetts needs your help, @WhipKClark . 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepRalphNorman We need your help! Please cosponsor H.R. 82, a 𝐛𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 to #EliminateWEPGPO from Social Security law and your continued support matters. Please help nearly 3 million Americans & their families & #CosponsorHR82 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 in the 118th Congress!
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Bertha M. Held
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@ChrisCoons It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorCardin 46 Years: Our government has engaged in #lawfulrobbery of its public servants' rightfully earned Social Security benefits. Discriminatory in design and ageist in character, please #CosponsorS597 to help #EliminateWEPGPO . Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepBethVanDuyne @RepLloydDoggett @RepDonBeyer @RepDelBene @RepCarolMiller @RepGwenMoore #RequestHR82MarkUp #EliminateWEPGPO Pls Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a close: #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 .Thank you
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@BerthaMHeld1
Bertha M. Held
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@RepMarkAlford @repcleaver @RepSamGraves @RepRyanZinke @RepDonBacon @repdinatitus @RepSusieLee @RepHorsford @RepGarretGraves and @RepSpanberger have contacted you to sign the H.R. 82 hearing request with a Quill link for your digital signature or contact their offices directly.
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Bertha M. Held
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@repblumenauer @RepBrianFitz @RepDwightEvans @RepSmucker @MikeKellyPA @RepArringtonPLS #RequestHR82MarkUp . #EliminateWEPGPO —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a close: #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 . Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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Thank you @SenatorCantwell for cosponsoring S.597 to bring financial relief to millions of Americans who deserve their earned Soc Sec benefits! Please continue the fight to fully repeal WEP & GPO. #EliminateWEPGPO #WEPGPOMustgo
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Bertha M. Held
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South Carolina needs your help, @RepRalphNorman 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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New York needs your help, @RepTenney . 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenMarcoRubio Close to 3 million American citizens need your help to #EliminateWEPGPO from Social Security law to ensure they receive their rightfully earned Social Security benefits.  So please #CosponsorS597 ! #EliminateWEPGPO #RepealWEP #RepealGPO #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@MikeCrapo It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, Vets and public servants are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@Senlaphonza Thank you so much for cosponsoring S. 597 to repeal the evil twins WEP & GPO! Your support is heartfelt & shows you genuinely care for nearly 3 million Americans! #EliminateWEPGPO #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@ChrisCoons It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorDurbin We know you care about retirees and older Americans. So, please take action today and #CosponsorS597 to help #EliminateWEPGPO ! #GPOWEPMustGo !
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepMikeCarey Please Help! #RequestHR82MarkUp session. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorFischer Thank you so much for being number 51 of the Senators to cosponsor S. 597 to repeal the evil twins WEP & GPO! Nearly 3 million Americans will be forever grateful to you! Let's get this done in 2024! #CosponsorS597
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenThomTillis Close to 3 million American citizens need your help to #EliminateWEPGPO from Social Security law to ensure they receive their rightfully earned Social Security benefits.  So please #CosponsorS597 ! #EliminateWEPGPO #RepealWEP #RepealGPO #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenSchumer Your support of #S597 on behalf of hard-working public servants means so much to so many. WEP/GPO have unfairly penalized us for too long & it is time to repeal these archaic formulas & restore fairness. We look forward to your continued support & advocacy!
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorDurbin It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenToddYoung It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. #CosponsorS597
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenRickScott It's time to fight for justice and #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW . Please #CosponsorHR82 to show you that you genuinely believe that U.S. legislation should represent fairness to all! #FL4WEPGPORepeal
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepAmata You cosponsored H.R. 82 in the 117th Congress. But H.R. 82, the identical bill introduced in 2023, has gone without you cosponsoring again. It’s time to recommit to protecting public servants and #CosponsorHR82 ! Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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Please stand with us, @AARP ! FOP: @GLFOP AFT: @AFTunion IAFF: @IAFFofficial NEA: @NEAToday APWU: @APWUnational Since AARP supports aging issues as part of its mission, what could be more important than the economic security of retired Americans? #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorRomney Close to 3 million American citizens need your help to #EliminateWEPGPO from Social Security law to ensure they receive their rightfully earned Social Security benefits.  So please #CosponsorS597 ! #EliminateWEPGPO #RepealWEP #RepealGPO #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenJohnBarrasso It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepRalphNorman We need your help! Please cosponsor H.R. 82, a 𝐛𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 to #EliminateWEPGPO from Social Security law & your continued support matters. Please help nearly 3 million Americans & their families and #CosponsorHR82 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 in the 118th Congress!
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Bertha M. Held
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@JohnBoozman It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorHawleyMO Join the team to repeal the WEP & GPO—Please #CosponsorS597 to stop the #lawfulrobbery of our earned Social Security benefits. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenEricSchmitt It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. #CosponsorS597
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenRickScott WEP and GPO, each diminish or deny the rightfully earned Social Security benefits of American citizens. I am one of these American citizens. Please show your support of repealing the injustice by standing to #CosponsorS597 to #EliminateWEPGPO .
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenHydeSmith It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenCapito It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenTedCruz It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, Vets and public servants are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@SpeakerPelosi @TeamPelosi Please correct what happened to the bipartisan H.R. 82 bill in the 117th Congress. ACTION: #CosponsorHR82 ACTION: Use power + influence; bring H.R. 82 to the forefront of House legislative activity in 2023. COUNTING ON YOU: Help #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW !
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Bertha M. Held
1 year
Minnesota needs your help, @RepFischbach . 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepHouchin THANK YOU for standing to #CosponsorHR82 ! Millions of impacted seniors are grateful to you and your advocacy to #RepealWEPGPO #RequestHR82MarkUp
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Bertha M. Held
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@SteveDaines It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. #CosponsorS597
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepJamesClyburn PLS #CosponsorHR82 to eliminate Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)—unjustly targeting public service workers, contributing to critical shortages. This money belongs to the people who have earned it. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@repkevinhern Please Help! #RequestHR82MarkUp session. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@POTUS @VP @BrookeGoren @JulieR2022 Please help #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW . Seniors taking WEP & GPO repeal to the ballot box in November. @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepDanKildee #RequestHR82MarkUp session for H.R. 82. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion.
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenJohnHoeven It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@WhipKClark You cosponsored H.R. 82 in the 117th Congress. But H.R. 82, the identical bill introduced in 2023, has gone without you cosponsoring again. It’s time to recommit to protecting public servants and #CosponsorHR82 ! Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
1 year
@VP Please openly give your support to the repeal of WEP & GPO in the 118th Congress by supporting HR 82 and S 597. Millions are drowning because they are egregiously denied their earned SS benefits. #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepCori Please cosponsor HR 82 to repeal WEP & GPO. Missouri is one of the states greatly affected by these unjust laws. Your constituents have suffered this injustice for over 4 decades. It's time to right the wrong these evil twins have caused. #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorCardin Join the team to repeal the WEP & GPO—Please #CosponsorS597 to stop the #lawfulrobbery of our earned Social Security benefits. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenLummis It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Please join the other 50 Senators! #GPOWEPMustGo @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenJohnBarrasso t is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepMalliotakis #RequestHR82MarkUp session for H.R. 82. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion.
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Bertha M. Held
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@MikeKellyPA Let's get this done! Please #CosponsorHR82Again to #EliminateWEPGPO ! REQUEST TO WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE—H.R. 82 Bring decades-old injustice to a close by requesting a "mark-up" session for the bill to assist in moving the repeal to a favorable conclusion.
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepJeffries Please cosponsor HR 82 in the 118th congress as you did in the 117th. It is time to end the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT TODAY: Please #CosponsorHR82Again #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepDannyDavis #RequestHR82MarkUp session for #HR82 . #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
1 year
@ChuckGrassley Close to 3 million American citizens need your help to #EliminateWEPGPO from Social Security law to ensure they receive their rightfully earned Social Security benefits.  So please #CosponsorS597 ! #EliminateWEPGPO #RepealWEP #RepealGPO #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@MarshaBlackburn 46 Years: Our government has engaged in #lawfulrobbery of its public servants' rightfully earned Social Security benefits. Discriminatory in design and ageist in character, please #CosponsorS597 to help #EliminateWEPGPO . Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepGregStanton THANK YOU for standing to #CosponsorHR82 ! Millions of impacted seniors are grateful to you and your advocacy to #RepealWEPGPO #RequestHR82MarkUp
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenSchumer We know you care about retirees and older Americans. So, please take action today and #CosponsorS597 to help #EliminateWEPGPO ! #GPOWEPMustGo !
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepAmata Please cosponsor HR 82 in the 118th congress as you did in the 117th. It is time to end the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT TODAY: Please #CosponsorHR82Again #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW
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Bertha M. Held
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@JohnBoozman We know you care about retirees and older Americans. So, please take action today and #CosponsorS597 to help #EliminateWEPGPO ! #GPOWEPMustGo !
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorCarper It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepDrewFerguson #RequestHR82MarkUp session for #HR82 . #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepFitzgerald PLS #CosponsorHR82 to eliminate Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)—unjustly targeting public service workers, contributing to critical shortages. This money belongs to the people who have earned it. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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Nevada needs your help, @MarkAmodeiNV2 . 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@MarshaBlackburn Social Security is NOT an entitlement! Increase and expand it! Lower, not raise the age to receive benefits! Do not sunset it! Remove the earnings cap so the wealthy pay their share! #RepealWEP #RepealGPO #HandsOffSocialSecurity
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Bertha M. Held
1 year
Congressman Steve Scalise, I am from Louisiana. You have stated your support for repeal of WEP & GPO in letters to your constituents as well as cosponsoring HR 82 in the 117th Congress. We need your help now. Please don't drop the ball and cosponsor HR 82 in the 118th Congress!
@RepealWEP_GPO
WEPandGPO Repeal
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@SteveScalise You cosponsored H.R. 82 in the 117th Congress. But H.R. 82, the identical bill introduced in 2023, has gone without you cosponsoring again. It’s time to recommit to protecting public servants and #CosponsorHR82 ! Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@ChrisVanHollen 117th Congress: Thank you! You cosponsored S. 1302! 118th Congress: Please cosponsor S. 597 to #EliminateWEPGPO ! 2023: #GPOWEPMustGo to bring financial relief to nearly 3 million Americans who deserve their rightfully earned Social Security benefits!
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Bertha M. Held
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@BillPascrell #RequestHR82MarkUp session for H.R. 82. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion.
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepTerriSewell #RequestHR82MarkUp session for H.R. 82. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion.
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Bertha M. Held
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@MikeKellyPA Please cosponsor HR 82 in the 118th congress as you did in the 117th. It is time to end the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT TODAY: Please #CosponsorHR82Again #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW
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Bertha M. Held
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Indiana needs your help, @RepAndreCarson . 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorCarper 46 YEARS: #lawfulrobbery —rightfully earned Social Security benefits. VICTIMS? Public Servants, Retired Workers here and abroad. EQUALITY MATTERS: Please help stop the discrimination and #CosponsorS597 to #EliminateWEPGPO .
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenVancePress OHIO NEEDS YOUR HELP! Please #CosponsorS597 to help #EliminateWEPGPO ! Ohio WEP: 3rd Most Affected State / 161,739 Citizens Ohio GPO: 2nd Most Affected State / 101,947 Citizens
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Bertha M. Held
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Georgia needs your help, @RepRickAllen . 𝟭𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Grateful that you cosponsored H.R. 82! 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Seniors are hurting, so please #CosponsorHR82 again! #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
1 year
@RepLaMalfa Thank you so much Rep. LaMalfa for cosponsoring HR 82 to repeal the evil twins WEP & GPO. 3 million Americans appreciate your willingness to help right this terrible injustice which is so un-American. #EliminateWEPGPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepMikeCarey Thank you for cosponsoring HR 82 in the 117th, please cosponsor HR 82 again in the 118th Congress! #EliminateWEPGP0
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepJeffries , help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our earned SS benefits. #GPOWEPMustGo : They target women, public servants, and citizens here and abroad. Please right the wrong— #CosponsorHR82 again in 2023!
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepGregMurphy Please Help! #RequestHR82MarkUp session. #FavorablyMarkUpHR82 —Bring decades-old injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) to a favorable conclusion. Thank you!
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorMarshall It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Please join the other 50 Senators! #GPOWEPMustGo @RepealWEP_GPO
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Bertha M. Held
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@RepRickAllen Please cosponsor HR 82 in the 118th congress as you did in the 117th. It is time to end the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT TODAY: Please #CosponsorHR82Again #EliminateWEPGPO_NOW
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Bertha M. Held
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@SenatorCardin It is a matter of fairness—Please #CosponsorS597 . Among many, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and Vets are counting on you to help stop the #lawfulrobbery of our Social Security benefits. Thanks! #GPOWEPMustGo
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Bertha M. Held
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𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 GPO: 83% Affected are Women Unequal Treatment Prejudice Against Working Women Exacerbates Racial Wealth Disparities Older Women are Particularly Vulnerable GPO/WEP: Frequently Subjected to Both @SenCapito , please #CosponsorS597 .
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Bertha M. Held
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@repWesleyHunt We are being robbed of earned Social Security because of being public servants! How is this fair that some get all their Social Security and some get a reduced amount? Please cosponsor HR 82 to repeal WEP & GPO! #EliminateWEPGPO #RepealWEPGPO !
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