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Rep. Shaw talked about a new Social Security bill introduced by himself and three other congressmen on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee. It would create individual accounts…

Republican House Ways and Means Committee members spoke to reporters about a compromise proposal to create private investment accounts for workers. They also answered questions from the…

Witnesses testified to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee about the potential impact of increased life expectancy on the Social Security system. They discussed possible solutions including…

Representative Shaw talked about the future of the Social Security system. Later in the day, He planed to introduce his own version of Social Security reform, a variation on investment…

Officials testified about an annual report from the Board of Trustees on Social Security and Medicare and its predictions about the programs' insolvency. Mr. Foster also talked about his…

Representative Clay Shaw, R-FL, joined other members of Congress in a press briefing on new Social Security legislation.

Witnesses testified about efforts to strengthen the privacy safeguards for Americans' Social Security numbers.

The House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee met in a joint meeting and heard testimony from Secretary O’Neill about the solvency of the Medicare and Social Security…

Witnesses testified about the advantages and disadvantages of restricting the use of Social Security numbers. Among the issues addressed were the ease of legally obtaining private…

Witnesses testified about the increase of fraudulent activity and identity theft through the illegal use of Social Security numbers. A Maryland couple testified about their own experience with…

Republican leaders spoke to reporters about a unanimous vote in the House to repeal a Social Security earnings limit, allowing senior citizens to remain in the workforce if they chose to do…

Members of Congress held a bipartisan news conference to talk about legislation to eliminate the earnings limit on Social Security recipients between the ages of 65 and 70. The legislation…

Witnesses testified about President Clinton’s Social security plan. Among the issues they discussed were using budget surpluses to strengthen the system, Medicare reform, and ensuring the…

Committee members heard testimony about the Social Security Administration’s management of its disability caseload, how the agency is implementing a plan to redesign its disability benefits…

Representatives talked to reporters about their proposed legislation to protect the Social Security program. Their plan would put the Social Security surplus into a lock box where the money…