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.
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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
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