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    THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
    ~ Protecting the Health and Economic Future of Older Americans ~

    April 20, 2010

    NEWS ADVISORY

    MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

    Sorting Fiscal Fact from Fiction: What Americans Need to Know about Debt, Deficits, and Social Security

    The Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform holds its inaugural session next week.  In advance of that meeting, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare will host a media teleconference previewing some of the critical issues to be addressed by members of the Fiscal Commission.  Participants in Monday's conference call will discuss:
    • Deficits, Debt and Social Security
    • the Social Security Trust Fund and its long term financing
    • the Economic Recession and the impact of Benefit Cuts, especially for baby boomers, women and minorities
    Who:

    Barbara B. Kennelly, President/CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

    Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research

    Maya Rockeymoore, Ph.D., President and CEO, Global Policy Solutions

    When:    

    Monday; April 26, 2010
    11:00am

     

    Media Inquiries to:
    Pamela Causey 202-216-8378/202-236-2123
    Kim Wright 202-216-8414
    www.ncpssm.org

    The National Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that acts in the interests of its membership through advocacy, education, services, grassroots efforts and the leadership of the board of directors and professional staff. The work of the National Committee is directed toward developing better-informed citizens and voters.