Full Committee Hearing
1:00 PM, October 7, 2008
This hearing examined how the current financial crisis is impacting pension funds and workers’ directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans. According to a recent poll by the Associated Press, more than half of all Americans are worried that the ongoing financial crisis will force them to postpone retirement.
Archived Webcast »
Witnesses:
- Jerry Bramlett » CEO BenefitStreet, Inc.
- Dr. Teresa Ghilarducci » Professor of Economic Policy Analysis The New School for Social Research
- Dr. Peter Orszag » Director Congressional Budget Office
- Jack VanDerhei » Research Director Employee Benefit Research Institute
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Dr. Christian Weller »
Associate Professor of Public Policy
University of Massachusetts-Boston Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Schedule »
- May 14 - 10:00 AM Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Improving Child Nutrition Programs to Reduce Childhood Obesity
- May 19 - 10:00 AM Full Committee Examining the Abusive and Deadly Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools
- May 20 - 10:00 AM Full Committee The Obama Administration’s Education Agenda
- May 21 - 10:00 AM Full Committee Increasing Student Aid through Loan Reform
- May 29 - 10:00 AM Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness Subcommittee New Innovations and Best Practices under the Workforce Investment Act
Recent Items
- Chairmen Rangel, Waxman, Miller Statement on White House Meeting on Health Care Press Release
- High School Dropout Crisis Threatens U.S. Economic Growth and Competiveness, Witnesses Tell House Panel Press Release
- America’s Competitiveness through High School Reform Hearing
- Estimates of State and School District Funding Provided by Green Schools Bill Blog Post
- Subcommittee to Examine Reducing Childhood Obesity Blog Post
- House to Vote This Week on 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act Blog Post
- News of the Day: The Dropout Crisis Blog Post
- Chairman Miller Hails Obama Initiatives to Expand College and Job Training Access Press Release
- News of the Day: College Affordability Blog Post
- Committee to Examine How Improving High School Graduation Rates Can Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness Blog Post
Issues
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