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November 20, 1997

Social Security Trust Fund Solvency

Social Security Task Force members heard testimony from Chairman Greenspan and two Government Accounting Office on the future status of the … read more

Social Security Task Force members heard testimony from Chairman Greenspan and two Government Accounting Office on the future status of the Social Security system. They testified about the short term and long term prospects for the program and its impact on the federal budget. They also testified about ways to extend the solvency of the trust fund. Greenspan stressed the need for incremental changes to the system and the need for citizens to save more for their retirement, no matter what system they use. close

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Barbara D. Bovbjerg Associate Director General Accounting Office->Income Security
Alan Greenspan Chair Federal Reserve->Board of Governors

Judd Gregg U.S. Senator [R] New Hampshire
Francis Mulvey Assistant Director General Accounting Office

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Social Security Task ForceSocial Security Task Force
Senate Budget CommitteeSenate Budget Committee

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Program ID:: 95497-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Nov 20, 1997 | 9:57am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Nov 22, 1997 | 2:10pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Nov 20, 1997 | 9:57am EST | C-SPAN 1
Nov 20, 1997 | 8:44pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Nov 21, 1997 | 12:51am EST | C-SPAN 1
Nov 21, 1997 | 5:14am EST | C-SPAN 2
Nov 22, 1997 | 2:10pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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