Future of Social Security
Participants talked about the future of Social Security, expected stresses on the system with greater retirement rates and longer life expectancy, and funding the program. Following their re…
104 viewsParticipants talked about the future of Social Security, expected stresses on the system with greater retirement rates and longer life expectancy, and funding the program. Following their re…
104 viewsTelevision and radio personality Art Linkletter talked about the importance of inheritance taxes on senior citizens. Specifically he talked about the impact of death and estate taxes and var…
68 viewsThe authors talked about their study called "The Case for Burying the Estate Tax". Supporters of the study discussed ending the estate tax which the called onerous and burdensome. Senator Jo…
74 viewsIn the keynote address, Rep. DeLay talked about the impeachment proceedings. He stated that there is a difference between right and wrong, and that it does not matter what the polls say abou…
86 viewsSenate Majority Leader Don Nickles (R-OK) spoke about President Bill Clinton’s State of the Union address. He contrasted conservative ideas of less government and more freedom with the presi…
41 viewsRepresentatives from the United Seniors Association talked about President Clinton’s proposed changes to the Medicare system. The United Seniors proposed that citizens who are 65 and over sh…
43 viewsThe United Seniors Association filed a lawsuit against the Clinton administration. They seek to overturn a new statute that allows senior citizens to pay out-of-pocket for medical care norma…
44 viewsHouse Republican freshmen briefed reporters on legislation that would require all payroll taxes be deposited only into the Social Security Trust Fund.
84 viewsRepublican members of the House Ways and Means Committee and senior citizens talked with reporters about a proposal for cutting spending for Medicare, which was said to be insolvent.
68 viewsRepresentatives of older Americans and public policy groups debated various campaign issues and how they are perceived by senior citizens.
48 viewsThe House Ways and Means committee heard testimony on proposed Medicare reform legislation.
192 viewsRepresentatives of the U.S. Conservative Union announced a bus tour to take the conservative health care plan to the people. Representatives Armey and Zimmer discussed their concerns with th…
93 viewsThis VIEWER CALL-IN program discussed Health Care Reform and the impact on Senior Citizens John Rother, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS Beau Boulter, UNITED SENIORS ASSOCIATI…
36 viewsAn event from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University a discussion on Personal Perspectives on Politics with Charles Royer, Kim Campbell, Donald Fraser, Beau Boulter, Kate Michelm…
79 viewsRep. Olympia Snowe, Convention Deputy Permanent Chairman, introduced several Congressional Candidates at the 1988 Republican National Convention.
222 viewsRepresentative Beau Boulter (R-TX) spoke at the Greenery Station restaurant in Seguine, Texas about his senate campaign. He was running against incumbent Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) who was…
61 viewsThe House debated and, by a vote of 211 ayes to 219 noes failed to pass H.J. Res. 444, denying the President’s effort to continue military aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance Movemen…
View in Congressional Chronicle322 viewsCR, pp. H19571-H10611. The House continued consideration of H.R. 3100, to authorize international security and development assistance programs and Peace Corps programs for fiscal ye…
View in Congressional Chronicle158 viewsThe House Budget Committee continued to hear testimony from Office of Management and Budget Director James Miller. Director Miller presented the OMB’s sequestration report, a vital document …
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