United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

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A STARTING POINT FOR REFORM: Identifying the Goals of Social Security

February 10, 1998

The committee will identify the core goals that a public retirement program should try to achieve and the priority that should be given to these goals. By focusing on the objectives that Americans expect reform to achieve, the Committee hopes to promote an understanding of the different objectives different groups advocate in their approaches to social security reform. The reform process can advance more effectively if the public and policy makers focus first on reaching agreement on the goals that must be achieved by the social security system.

Date: February 10, 1998
Time: 10:00 am
Room: 628 Dirksen

Statements of Committee Members

Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa

Witness Testimony Panel 1

Kenneth Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC

Witness Testimony Panel 2

The Honorable Tim Penny, Fiscal Fellow, CATO Institute; Washington, DC
Joseph Perkins, President-elect, American Association of Retired Persons; Washington, DC
Fidel Vargas, Member, 1994-1995 Advisory Council on Social Security; Cambridge, MA
Jane Ross, Director for Income Security, U.S. General Accounting Office; Washington, DC

Hearing Publications

Committee on Aging Print 105-15


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Hearings A STARTING POINT FOR REFORM: Identifying the Goals of Social Security February 10, 1998 The committee will identify the core goals that a public retirement program should try to achieve and the priority that should be given to these goals. By focusing on the objectives that Americans expect reform to achieve, the Committee hopes to promote an understanding of the different objectives different groups advocate in their approaches to social security reform. The reform process can advance more effectively if the public and policy makers focus first on reaching agreement on the goals that must be achieved by the social security system. Date: February 10, 1998 Time: 10:00 am Room: 628 Dirksen Statements of Committee Members Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa Witness Testimony Panel 1 Kenneth Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC Witness Testimony Panel 2 The Honorable Tim Penny, Fiscal Fellow, CATO Institute; Washington, DC Joseph Perkins, President-elect, American Association of Retired Persons; Washington, DC Fidel Vargas, Member, 1994-1995 Advisory Council on Social Security; Cambridge, MA Jane Ross, Director for Income Security, U.S. General Accounting Office; Washington, DC Hearing Publications Committee on Aging Print 105-15
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