February 4, 2005
Democratic Response to the State of the Union Address
On January 29, House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt (D-MO) delivered the Democratic response to President Bush’s State of the UnionView More
Social Security/Retirement
November 23, 2004
108th Congress At-A-Glance
The 108th Congress adjourned on December 8 after completing action on legislation to overhaul the nation’s intelligence system. Other majorView More
July 9, 2004
Cash Balance Plans Subject of House Hearing
On July 7, the House Education and the Workforce Committee held the eighth in a series of hearings on definedView More
June 25, 2004
Long-Term Care Insurance Focus of Senate Committee Hearing
On June 22, the Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on the Long-Term Care Partnership Program Act (S. 2077).View More
June 18, 2004
Senate Committee Examines Future of Social Security
On June 15, the Senate Special Aging Committee heard testimony on proposals to include personal retirement accounts within Social Security.View More
February 27, 2004
Pension Reform Focus of House Committee Hearing
On February 25, the House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing on retirement and strengthening defined benefit pensionView More
February 13, 2004
Elder Care Tax Relief Focus of Senate Committee Hearing
On February 10, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on the burdens faced by family caregivers. InView More
February 6, 2004
House and Senate Committees Hear Testimony on the President’s FY2005 Budget
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Joshua Bolten outlined the President’s FY2005 budget before the House Budget Committee onView More
January 30, 2004
Retirement Planning Focus of Senate Committee Hearing
On January 27, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing entitled, “Retirement Planning: Do We Have a CrisisView More
October 31, 2003
Post Office Named for Former Rep. Barbara Kennelly
By unanimous consent, the Senate on October 29 approved a bill (H.R. 2746) to designate a U.S. Postal facility inView More