CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE ASAP: from Dave Cook- UPMAR Legislative Chairman
H.R. 82 Social Security Fairness Act 0f 2023 now has 177 cosponsors 124 (D) 53 (R). UPMA Legislative Summit will be held March 19-22, If you are attending contact your Representative to make an appointment with them or their aides. If you are unable to attend the Legislative Summit please contact your Representative's local office and ask them to sign on to H.R. 82. More Information go to: www.house.gov and www.senate.gov
Ohio Chapter Bus Trip to the Legislative Summit
LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT BUS TRIP UPDATE Ted Gedeon 2/18/2023
In my article in the latest edition of POSTSCRIPTS, I did not have the Old Dublin Post Office as the definite location where we would be leaving the Columbus area. Well , I have received permission to use the facilities there, so we will be leaving from the Old Dublin Post Office on March 18th. If you are planning to ride the bus, please arrive there by 8:30 am. We hope to depart before 9:00 am. There is plenty of space available in the Post Office Employee parking lot to park your car. Along the way we will stop at the Ohio Valley Mall to pick up additional passengers. Lunch will be in Breezewood PA, and we should arrive in Arlington (Crystal City) VA around 5 pm.
As for the ride to VA, there will be plenty of space on the bus to bring along a cooler and snacks. Please feel free to bring some munchies to share!
Our return will begin around 11:00 am on Wednesday March 22nd. reversing our trip to DC, we should be back at the Old Dublin Post Office around 7:00 that evening. The address for the old Dublin Post Office is: 715 Shawan Falls Dr, Dublin OH 43017.
There is still plenty of room on the bus if you are considering coming along! To save a seat please mail me a check for $100 that will be returned to you on the bus.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CHECK TO ME BY MARCH 11th
My address is:
Ted Gedeon
12095 Country Oaks Trail
Chardon OH 44024
lease include your contact number, and the Congressional District where you live/work.
A $550 stipend will be paid to any UPMA member who attends all of the Legislative Meetings, registers for the Summit and visits their Congresspersons office on Tuesday, March 21st.
The Headquarters hotel will be the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Regan National Airport. The address for the hotel is: 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington VA 22202. UPMA has received a discount rate for the event, so when making a reservation, please let them know that you are attending the Summit. The National UPMA website unitedpma.org has a link to make a hotel reservation on-line as well as printable registration forms for the event. YOU MUST REGISTER BEFORE THE SUMMIT, there will be no registration at the event.
There are also several other hotels located near by, the Hampton Inn & Suites is a lower priced option that several of our attendees have used in the past. It is located at 2000 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Arlington. Their phone number is : 888-861-8331.
If you have any questions about the trip, give me a call. My phone number is 440-850-3388
2023 UPMA LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT: Gerri Swarm
This is a very brief agenda for the Legislative Summit. The Summit is March 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel. Registration form is available at www.unitedpma.org, click the Events tab, then National Events. It is also attached if you prefer to print and mail: Legislative Summit.
MARCH 19, 2023
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Independence Foyer
MARCH 20, 2023
10:00 a.m. General Legislative Session, Regency E/F
10:00 a.m. USPS SPEAKER
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:15– 5:00 p.m. General Legislative Session, Regency E/F
MARCH 21, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. UPMA Visits on Capitol Hill
Free Evening