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Susan Muffley Act Passed by The House of Representatives

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Published: Wednesday, 27 July 2022 18:30

THE HOUSE VOTE HAS BEEN RECORDED — 254 YEA, 175 NAY — The Susan Muffley Act H.R.6929 has passed, and moves to the Senate.

Thanks to the initiative of Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) along with Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Rep Tim Ryan (D-OH), and Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), and for the thousands of phone calls and emails submitted personally by the affected retirees to get past this hurdle — at this point a brief celebration is in order, but we are now moving on to consolidate this achievement in the Senate. 

Dan Kildee News Release   DSRA News Release   Sponsors and Co-sponsors   House Debate Video   House Vote Tally 

Office of The President Support for The Susan Muffley Act

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Published: Tuesday, 26 July 2022 21:00
In the course of the passage of The Susan Muffley Act through the House of Representatives a Statement of Administrative Policy was issued by the Executive Office of The President in support of the act,
This aligns with President Biden's supportive comments regarding the rightful recovery of Delphi salaried retirees' pensions that he made during his campaign and since being elected.

Co-sponsor the Bipartisan Susan Muffley Act (H.R.6929 / S.3766) To Right a Government Wrong

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Published: Wednesday, 15 June 2022 22:00
Congress has the responsibility to restore the full, earned pension benefits of salaried retirees of the former auto parts maker Delphi Corporation. In 2009, the Government’s Auto Task Force (ATF) directed General Motors through its 45-day bankruptcy. The ATF used $51 Billion of public monies to buy 61% of the common stock of "New GM," or "Government Motors" as pundits called it. It’s understandable that the Government would seek to prevent GM from being liquidated, which would have put the U.S. auto industry in turmoil.
But before investing public money in "New GM," the ATF intruded into the bankruptcy of GM's biggest supplier at the time – Delphi. The ATF put the Government’s financial gain ahead of what's morally right and fair to citizens. The ATF insisted that Delphi must rapidly emerge from its own Chapter 11 before the ATF became "New GM's" principal investor. This added real time pressures to what happened next.

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Susan Muffley Act Would Provide Significant Boost to Economies of Nine States

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Published: Wednesday, 09 March 2022 21:10
Passage of the Susan Muffley Act would provide big boosts to the economies of the nine states where most Delphi Salaried Retirees Live. ~ That's because the legislation calls for earned pension benefits withheld since mid-2009 -- even though our plan was well-funded at the time -- to be paid to retirees in lump sums within six months of passage. We estimate that retirees -- now in their late 60s, 70s, and even early 80s -- would spend 75%, and save the rest. Their spending would create income for others, and so on. Economists call this the "multiplier effect."
The economic boost to Michigan would be $1.4 Billion. Ohio $1.2B. Indiana $955M. Western NY $558M. Florida $191M. Texas $135M. Alabama $119M. Wisconsin $97M. Mississippi $92M. Think of all the state income and sales taxes, and federal income tax that these sums would generate!
There's more good news. The average Delphi salaried retiree would receive an added $390 per month in pension plan benefits -- for the rest of their lives! The economic multiplier is applicable here, too, as well as the added taxes that would be generated.
The data clearly provides a reason for every member of Congress from each of these states to cosponsor this legislation.

Congressman Dan Kildee Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Retirement Benefits for Delphi Salaried Retirees

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Published: Thursday, 03 March 2022 23:10
Congressman Dan Kildee, Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, today introduced the Susan Muffley Act, new bipartisan legislation to restore retirement benefits to over 20,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees. ~ Congressman Kildee’s legislation—supported by Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate—would restore the terminated pensions, making these hardworking retirees whole. ...     Full press release   Press conference video   Retirees interviews   House Bill H.R.6929   Senate Bill S.3766 

UAW President Writes Congressional Letter Urging Passage of Act to Restore Delphi Pensions

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Published: Wednesday, 09 March 2022 21:10
UAW President Ray Curry Writes Congressional Letter Urging Passage of the Susan Muffley Act to Restore the Pensions of Salaried Delphi Employees. ~ “Congress has an opportunity to restore full pension benefits to over 20,000 salaried Delphi employees. These hard working coworkers of UAW members suffered significant losses to their earned benefits, with some losing as much as 70% of their benefits. We strongly urge Congress to pass this legislation that would pay the difference between the pension benefits earned by Delphi salaried retirees and what they received following the GM bankruptcy in 2009. It is long overdue.” ...     UAW letter of support

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