WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * "I strongly support Social Security. Its benefits are a lifeline for millions of Americans and helps support them in their retirement. The Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) were created to ensure equity in the treatment of workers covered by Social Security and those with government pensions not covered by Social Security. The GPO affects Social Security spousal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, a widely bipartisan bill that overturns a harmful restriction of Social Security that prevented seniors with pensions from receiving their full retirement benefits. Rep. Van Orden is a cosponsor of the Social Security Fairness Act and joined the discharge petition that urged House leadership to move the bill to the fl  more