Preparing Americans for Retirement: The Roadblocks to Increased Savings
June 2, 1998
Joint hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Employer-Employee Relations Subcommitee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
The hearing will identify the retirement savings barriers for individuals and ways to educate individuals about the importance of saving. The committee and the subcommittee will release a new nationwide survey showing why many small businesses do not offer their employees retirement savings plans and what would encourage them to do so.
Date: June 2, 1998
Time: 11:00 A.M.
Room: 216 Hart
Statement of Committee Members
Witness Testimony Panel 1
- Jan Owens Bruene, Des Moines, IA
- Dennis Stone, Owner, Western Manufacturing, Marshalltown, IA
- Dallas Salisbury, President and CEO, Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), Washington, DC
- Sharon Dillon Robinson, Dean, Center for Retirement Education; Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, Houston, TX
- Olena Berg, Assistant Secretary , Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor; Washington, DC (prepared statement was not provided )
Hearing Publications
- Committee on Aging Print: 105-25