Upcoming Events
November 9, 2001
The President’s Commission
to Strengthen Social Security will hold its next public meeting on November
9th, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a break for lunch between 1:00 p.m.
and 2:00 p.m. The Commission will be deliberating on Social Security reform
options, including options for insuring the system’s continued solvency. The
Commission will also be holding public meetings on November 29th and December
11th. More information will be posted here as soon as it is available. The November
29th meeting is expected to focus on the design and administration of individual
accounts. A final report could be issued at the December 11th meeting.
The House Education and Workforce Committee’s
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations will hold a hearing
on “Retirement Security for the American Worker,” on Nov. 1st. The
hearing will convene at 2:30 PM in Rayburn 2175.
The Urban Institute will host a forum on
"A Framework for Analyzing and Managing Retirement Risks: Implications for Reforming
Social Security?" at noon on November 9th. The forum will feature Professor
Zvi Bodie of Boston University, who has written widely on the subject.
Important Note
Social Security This Week will not be published November 9th or November
16th because the editor will be participating in Cato’s China conference. In
addition, because of the Thanksgiving holiday, Social Security This Week
will be published on November 21st, rather than November 23rd.
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