LEGISLATIVE & PAH UPDATE Tennessee Convention – April 2012

1. LEGISLATIVE & PAH UPDATE Tennessee Convention – April 2012

3. Agenda • Legislation • Past • Future • Media • Field • Online • Questions

4. What has happened so far

5. 2011 2011 2011 • Debt Ceiling Agreement • Supercommittee • Payroll Tax Holiday

6. Debt Ceiling Agreement/Supercommittee • 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

7. Payroll Tax Holiday • 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

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

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

10. 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

11. Remainder of 2012

12. Ryan Budget • 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

13. Postal Reform • 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

14. Appropriations 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

15. Appropriations Sequestration • Takes effect January 2013 • 50% from Pentagon; 50% non-defense • Congress must cut $1.2 trillion OR cuts take place • Lame Duck

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

17. PAH Campaign Media

18. 200+ articles, reaching 200+ Million

19. Defending federal workers…

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. Giving a face to federal workers…

24. PAH Campaign Field

25. action online…

26. Resources & training

27. Many letters to the editor…

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

29. 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

30. Engaging Partners

31. January 21, 2011

32. Advertising Update

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

34. Questions?