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1997 & 1998 Press Releases

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November 4, 1998 Commissioner Apfel Announces Policy Change to Assist Victims of Domestic Violence.
October 16, 1998 Social Security Commissioner Kenneth S. Apfel announced on October 16 that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase 1.3 percent in 1999 as a result of the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). COLA Press Release in Spanish -- Cambios Del Seguro Social en 1999
October 2, 1998 Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security Announces 5-year Grants to Boston College and the University of Michigan To Fund Retirement Research
October 2, 1998 Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security Announces Disability Grant Awards to Illinois, Iowa, and New York
September 18, 1998 Statement by Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, Concerning SSI for Elderly Non-Citizens
September 18, 1998 Vice President Al Gore Announces 5-year, $25 Million Grant Program at the Social Security Administration .
April 28, 1998 Social Security Board of Trustees Announce Social Security Solvent until 2032.
See also the Statement by Commissioner Apfel and the full 1998 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees.

February 12, 1998 Social Security Administration Issues Partnership  Evaluation Report
February 2, 1998 "SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY FIRST" COMMITMENT REFLECTED IN PRESIDENT CLINTON'S FY 99 BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
January 28, 1998 Statement of Kenneth S. Apfel Regarding President Clinton's State of the Union Message and the Need for Social Security Reform.
See also the White House press briefing on the State of the Union Address

December 17, 1997 SSA will review 45,000 cases of children who had SSI disability benefits ceased, offer second chance for appeal to all. See also the Statement by Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security on SSI Childhood Disability Reviews.
December 16, 1997 Social Security Donates Surplus Computers.
October 16, 1997 1998 Social Security Changes Announced , COLA Press Release in Spanish -- Se Anuncian Cambios En Seguro Social Para 1998.
September 29, 1997 Kenneth S. Apfel is sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security.
   
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