October 6, 2015
News Release
Washington has spent years obsessed with the federal budget deficit, yet there’s been virtually no productive Congressional conversation about the more than $6.8 trillion national retirement savings deficit.
What will happen to the millions of American families who are ill-prepared for retirement?
How will we prevent this retirement crisis from impoverishing our families?
How will younger generations handle parents and grandparents who cannot support themselves?
The economic impact of this retirement deficit is far-reaching and could imperil generations of Americans. That’s why the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, in partnership with the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University, are hosting a thought leadership symposium on the critical issue of Retirement Security.
Retirement Security in a Changing America
Georgetown University Conference Center
3800 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, DC
Friday, October 23, 2015
Retirement security is one of the most pressing issues facing any generation: Boomers, Gens X & Y, Millennials and beyond. This symposium will investigate how policy, public attitudes and the media are driving the public debate. Full details on the day-long event including agenda, panel topics, registration information and a speaker list can be found online at the Retirement Security Symposium website.
Speakers and panelists include:
Lynn Woolsey, Former Congresswoman, California
Tom Harkin, Former U.S. Senator, Iowa
Senator Susan Collins (ME) – Senate Sponsor of the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act
Representative Chris Smith – New Jersey 4th District, House Sponsor of the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act
Dr. Karen Holden, Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Consumer Science – Faculty Affiliate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty, Center for the Demography and Health of Aging, Institute on Aging
Virginia P. Reno, Deputy Commissioner, Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Former Lt. Governor, Maryland and Founder, Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives
Dr. Tricia Neuman, Senior Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation
Rosemary Gibson, author, Medicare Meltdown
Dr. Cara James, Director, Office of Minority Health, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mark Miller, Reuters retirement columnist
Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review
Michael Fletcher, The Washington Post
Retirement Security in a Changing America Symposium Registration
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