LEGISLATIVE & PAH UPDATE Tennessee Convention – April 2012.

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LEGISLATIVE & PAH UPDATE Tennessee Convention – April 2012

Legislation Past Future Media Field Online Questions Agenda

What has happened so far

2011 Debt Ceiling Agreement Supercommittee Payroll Tax Holiday 2011

Congress must find $1.2 Trillion in savings OR “sequestration” in January 2013 Creates the “Supercommittee” Supercommittee can not come up with bi- partisan agreement Debt Ceiling Agreement/Supercommittee

Proposal to extend holiday one more year Federal employee offsets of $45 billion – Increased contributions – High 3 to High 5 – Eliminate FERS Supplement – Change the formula for retirment – Extend pay freeze – PASSED TEMPORARY EXTENSION Payroll Tax Holiday

February 2012 $15 billion in savings over 10 years from federal community NEW HIRES – Pay 2.3% more towards retirement (3.1% total FERS) Payroll Tax Holiday (Part II)

3 options (by June 30) 1)House passes Senate Bill 2)House passes 4-5 year bill with Federal employee offsets – conference With Senate 3) House and Senate pass extensions Until after Election Highway Bill (Part II)

Highway Bill Senate passed 18 month bill With “phased retirement” offset (NARFE supports concept) House couldn’t pass their bill With Federal employee offsets House and Senate pass 90 day extension – June 30

Remainder of 2012

Federal Community – $368 billion in savings over 10 years Extend pay freeze through 2015 Require employees to pay more towards retirement Reduces federal workforce by 10% – Senate unlikely to take up and/or pass Ryan Budget

Senate Bill – FECA provisions Reduce workers benefits by 25-33% at retirement age Akaka will have amendment to strike or replace with HR 2465, a NARFE-supported bi-partisan bill – FEHBP Removes postal workers from FEHBP – House bill – receivership Postal Reform

Appropriations Go to the floor in June (12 subcommittees) – Potential to extend pay freeze – House and Senate “caps” are different – vastly different measures/agreements – Labor/HHS bill – Chance for government shutdown in October Appropriations

Takes effect January % from Pentagon; 50% non-defense Congress must cut $1.2 trillion OR cuts take place Lame Duck Sequestration

Appropriations Sequestration Bush Tax Cuts Payroll Tax Holiday Doc Fix Farm and Energy Subsidies Lame Duck Session

PAH Campaign Media

200+ articles, reaching 200+ Million

Defending federal workers…

Becoming the go-to source… “ This is a kill-two- birds-with-one-stone kind of proposal that would both bring down Medicare as we know it and threaten the stability of the FEHBP.” --Joseph Beaudoin

Earning a wide range of press… “Chairman Ryan's belief that it is permissible to penalize middle-class federal workers, who protect Americans and keep our nation moving forward, is frightening.” --Joseph Beaudoin

Getting creative to make news… “ 2 out of 3 American federal workers protect our nation’s Defense, Veterans and Security.” --NARFE

Giving a face to federal workers…

PAH Campaign Field

action online…

Resources & training

Many letters to the editor…

Over 20,000 calls made to Congress and the White House National “Call In” Day

NARFE member engagement 277,000+ letters to elected officials sent 66,000+ NARFE members sent letters 30,000+ phone calls to Congress since Thanksgiving 2011

Engaging Partners

January 21, 2011

Advertising Update

Posters – Subway, Buses PAH posters are available on the NARFE website

Questions?