Well, many retired Kentucky state workers say they can't make ends meet.

They're on pensions and they say they haven't had a cost of living increase in ages.

And they rallied today in Frankfort to say thanks to a big state surplus.

Now is the right time for a raise.

Let me say it loud and clear.

A pension is a promise.

We are advocating for what we're calling a pension benefit supplement, but more specifically, a 13th check to our pensions.

It's been 12 years, 13 years since we got the last cost of living increase.

We're looking at the way the law is set up.

We're looking another quarter century before there will be another one.

And like I said, 38 years is just too long to go without there being something.

The reason that we are here today at this time is because mostly of the budget preserve trust fund being so large, we recognize that our pensions are not funded the best they should be.

We owe you a debt of gratitude, but more importantly, we owe you a strong pension system.

We've emailed, we've talked to representative individually.

But when when you do something like this, they know we're here and there's just something about doing something in person.

This is a win win for all retirees.

It's a win for our local economy and it's a win for our commonwealth.

This is a no brainer.

We can do this.

So please, I ask you to go advocate with other legislators laws that you have not to before and we can get this done.