United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Hearings

Living Longer, Retiring Earlier: Rethinking the Social Security Retirement Age

July 15, 1998

The hearing will explore how an increase in the retirement age will affect the solvency of the Social Security system, the impact on workers, and how employers may adjust to an increase in the number of older workers.

Date: July 15, 1998
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Room: 628 Dirksen

Statements of Committee Members

Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa

Witness Testimony Panel 1

Barbara Bovbjerg, Assistant Director - Income Security; U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
David Smith, Director of Public Policy, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Washington, DC
Gary Burtless, Senior Fellow; Brookings Institution, Washington, DC

Witness Testimony Panel 2

Donna Wagner, Director, The Center for Productive Aging; Towson University, Towson, MD
Paul Huard, Vice President of Policy & Communications; National Association of Manufacturers; Washington, DC
Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Executive Director; Americans Discuss Social Security Project, Washington, DC

Hearing Publications

Committee on Aging Print: 105-28


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Hearings Living Longer, Retiring Earlier: Rethinking the Social Security Retirement Age July 15, 1998 The hearing will explore how an increase in the retirement age will affect the solvency of the Social Security system, the impact on workers, and how employers may adjust to an increase in the number of older workers. Date: July 15, 1998 Time: 1:30 p.m. Room: 628 Dirksen Statements of Committee Members Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa Witness Testimony Panel 1 Barbara Bovbjerg, Assistant Director - Income Security; U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC David Smith, Director of Public Policy, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Washington, DC Gary Burtless, Senior Fellow; Brookings Institution, Washington, DC Witness Testimony Panel 2 Donna Wagner, Director, The Center for Productive Aging; Towson University, Towson, MD Paul Huard, Vice President of Policy & Communications; National Association of Manufacturers; Washington, DC Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Executive Director; Americans Discuss Social Security Project, Washington, DC Hearing Publications Committee on Aging Print: 105-28
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