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Mike Garcia: “The other bill that I signed onto this week was HR 82, which…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Rep. Mike Garcia Week in Review: 9.13.24

Published | Video Starts at 03:44

So that's another shining example of bipartisan behavior patterns in the interest of national security, which is a good sign we got that passed next week. We talked about the supplemental for the VA. The other bill that I signed onto this week was HR 82, which is the Social Security Fairness act. And what this does is it eliminates what's called the windfall elimination provision. This silly WEP, or WEP, is what prevents teachers and cops, firefighters, from realizing their full Social Security benefits because they have other pensions and other programs. (03:44–03:51)

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Asserts that he signed onto HR 82, the Social Security Fairness Act.

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