Focus Of The Hearing
The hearing will focus on the financial status of Social Security programs, the factors influencing the benefits paid, the status of Americans’ retirement readiness and how workers can be helped to better plan for their retirement.

Witness List

Charles P. Blahous III, Ph.D.
Public Trustee, Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees
Testimony
(Truth in Testimony)

Sylvester J. Schieber, Ph.D.
Independent Consultant
Testimony
(Truth in Testimony)

C. Eugene Steuerle, Ph.D.
Institute Fellow and Richard B. Fischer Chair, Urban Institute
Testimony
(Truth in Testimony)

Joan Entmacher
Vice President for Family Economic Security, National Women’s Law Center
Testimony
(Truth in Testimony)

Andrew G. Biggs, Ph.D.
Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Testimony
(Truth in Testimony)

Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Ph.D.
William Fairfield Warren Professor, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Testimony
(Truth in Testimony)

Transcript

Chairman Johnson’s Opening Statement