Thanks to you, H.2059, the Patient Safety Act, has been reported favorably out of the Public Health Committee.

Now is the time for you to contact your state representative and ask him/her to urge the speaker to move H.2059 to the House floor. To find out who your state representative is, go to www. capwiz.com/massnurses.

We need your help! Please call your representative and urge him/her to make getting the Patient Safety Act bill on the floor of the House a priority. These calls really make a difference! It’s important to make that call today. Patients are suffering and dying. It’s time to act.

S. 206/H.R. 82 In January 2007, The Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Subcommittee on Social Security, and it has not moved since. Now what?

Decades ago Congress enacted the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset, both of which reduce social security benefits for public employees in Massachusetts who have paid into social security.

When talking to your U.S. senator/congressperson let them know:

• You appreciate them being a co-sponsor on this legislation.
• With the Democrats in control of Congress, they are in a position to actually move this legislation, which languished for years while the Republicans were in control.
• Ask them to use their position in the majority party to correct this problem
• Public sector workers should not be unfairly penalized for their years of public service.