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Participants talked about budget issues and entitlement reform. Among the topics he addressed were Social Security solvency, budget deficits, and budget predictions. Following their remarks …

Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE), who co-chairs a congressional commission on entitlement reform, spoke about the future of federal entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare. He st…

The Concord Coalition honored Senators Alan Simpson, R-Wyoming and Bob Kerrey, D-New England, at their annual Economic Patriot Dinner. In their remarks, they talked about their efforts to co…

Senators Kerrey and Simpson talked to reporters about a new proposal to ensure that the Social Security system remains solvent well into the next century as the large postwar generation ente…

Senators Judd Gregg, R-NH, and Bob Kerrey, D-NE, spoke about entitlements and the federal budget. David Gergen, former advisor to Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Reagan, moderated the discussi…

Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) spoke about entitlement reform to members of the American Association of Retired Persons. He was the chairman of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Re…

Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and Senator John Danforth (R-MO) held a news conference after the final session of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. The Senators talked abou…

This was the last hearing of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement. The goal of the commission was to recommend ways to help control entitlement spending. Some approaches include cutting …

Senators Robert Kerrey (D-NE) and John Danforth (R-MO) emphasized the importance of the commission’s findings, even though the problems would occur 30 to 40 years in the future. They claimed…

This was a meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. Members discussed the specifics of Senator Robert Kerrey, D-Nebraska and Senator John Danforth, R-Missouri, pla…

Bi-Partisan Commission on Entitlement & Tax Reform members heard testimony from representatvies of several groups concerning procedures for reforming entitlement programs and the tax structu…

Commission members heard testimony from five different panels composed of state and local government officials, and representatives of veterans, military and civil service retirees, and the …

U.S. Senators Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and John Danforth (R-MO) spoke briefly about the commission’s report, which it had just passed on to the president by a 31 to 1 vote. They then took questions…

In its fourth meeting, the members of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform talked about the magnitude of entitlement-related problems as projected into the 21st Century. T…

In the second session of the President’s Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform, members disussed the long-term fiscal issues facing future generations of America.

Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE) took viewer questions concerning the economic consequences of increased entitlement spending. The president’s health care reform plan, which Senator Kerrey suppo…

The Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform met to discuss the many long-term fiscal issues facing U.S. citizens. Commission members, appointed by President Clinton and Democrati…

At the White House, President Bill Clinton announced a bi-partisan commission on entitlement reform. Senator Bob Kerrey (D-Nebraska) was chosen as the chairman of the committee. The event wa…