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The American Enterprise Institute hosted a series of panel discussions analyzing the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), also know…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) took part in a town hall meeting on California’s implementation of its health insurance exchange, one of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (…

Participants talked about Social Security reforms enacted in 1983, the long-term fiscal solvency of the program, strategies to make up for predicted shortfalls, and the need for bipartisan c…

Congressional staff members talked about health care policy. They talked about the types of bills that both the House and Senate are considering, focusing on the effects of the bills and the…

The Kaiser Family Foundation sponsored a panel discussion on the health care agenda for the 110th Congress. The panelists talked about the parties that they represented and answered question…

Participants talked about three separate reports on proposed Social Security reforms and the drawbacks to privatization of individual accounts. Following their remarks they answered question…

Seminar participants discussed the policy implications of an annual report on America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being. The report covers issues such as child care, childre…

Professor Skocpol and others talked about her latest book The Missing Middle: Working Families and the Future of American Social Policy, published by W.W. Norton. The author argues that thr…

Participants talked about a report on the well-being of American children and were honored for their work in behalf of children’s welfare. The report focused on the health, security and educ…

The Senate Subcommittee on Aging held a hearing on using budget surpluses to save Social Security and Medicare as the baby boom generation approaches retirement age. Deputy Treasury Secretar…

In this discussion hosted by the Institute for Education Leadership, panelists talked about the well-being of children nationwide. The subjects covered during the seminar included economic s…

The speakers talked about three plans introducing Social Security reform. They explained the benefits of Social Security with each plan and compared it to the past and what it would be like …

Committee members heard testimony from several members of Congress and others on Social Security reform and the creation of an expert panel to recommend solutions to Congress. They testified…

The House Ways and Means Committee members held a markup session to reform the national welfare system. During the markup session members go through a bill detail, revising language and maki…

Committee members held a markup session to reform the national welfare system. During a markup session members go through a bill in detail, revising language and making changes. The legislat…

Committee members held a markup session on welfare reform legislation. During a markup session members go through a bill in detail, revising language and making changes.

Committee members held a markup session on welfare reform legislation. During a markup session members go through a bill in detail, revising language and making changes.

In highly partisan hearing, members of the committee debated the president’s Economic Recovery Plan. Following the hearing, C-SPAN opened its phone lines for viewers to give their reaction. …

This is the second part of a conference called, “Social Security: The Inter-Generational Compact.” Committee members focused on the treatment of Social Security trust funds in the federal b…