FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Contact: (202) 225-9263
July 16, 1997
No. SS-9
Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY), Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee's hearing on barriers preventing Social Security disability recipients from returning to work will be continued on Thursday, July 24, 1997. The second day of the hearing will begin at 1:00 p.m. in room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building.
On July 23, the Subcommittee will receive testimony from various agencies and rehabilitation experts, and on July 24, will receive the views of consumers and providers regarding the barriers which prevent Social Security disability recipients from returning to work, and will hear recommendations on what changes in the law are needed to remove those barriers.
(For further details see Subcommittee press release No. SS-8, dated July 15, 1997.)