Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 | 2 a.m.
I am proud of the role that Retired Public Employees of Nevada (RPEN) had in House Resolution 82, which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset.
These two programs, started by President Ronald Reagan, took away earned Social Security from thousands of Nevada’s public employees, including police, firefighters and teachers.
I want to thank all Nevadans who helped support this bill, signed into law Jan. 5 by President Joe Biden, and urge public workers to support RPEN and its mission to protect PERS and employee benefits. Special thanks are also due to Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, and Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee, Steven Horsford and Mark Amodei, for their support in passing this bill.
This effort regained benefits for NVPERS retirees who paid into Social Security but had their benefits cut.
The writer is state president of Retired Public Employees of Nevada, member supported nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting NVPERS (Public Employee Retirement System) and retiree benefits.
