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Max Richtman talked about proposed Social Security and Medicare cuts as part of various ways to cut the budget deficit and national debt. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic …

Participants spoke to reporters about the importance of Social Security, their opposition to any changes in the system, and the system’s contribution to disabled and surviving spouses. Follo…

Witnesses testified about the rising costs of prescription drugs, the percentage of health care spending on new drugs, and the degree to which new technologies and the health care industry d…

After a news conference with President Clinton, Democratic leaders and others spoke to reporters about proposed health care legislation that would provide prescription drug benefits as part …

After meeting with President Bill Clinton, senior citizens addressed the media and fielded their questions. They encouraged Washington politicians to reform the prescription drug industry in…

C-SPAN compiled selected segments of candidates in the Wisconsin Senate Race. The program included background on the race from political analyst Charlie Cook, TV ads from the two candidates,…

After today’s White House briefings, representatives of National Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, the National Council of Senior Citizens and other groups and other advocates for nursing h…

Senator Wyden and Rep. Frank hosted a forum which compared the costs of social and military programs. Budget, labor, education and health policy specialists participated. A major topic was t…

The National Committee to preserve social security held a Congressional briefing on the impact of privatizing the social security pension system. The speakers took questions from the audienc…

Mr. Richtmun discussed the announcement by the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform proposing possible cuts in Social Security and Medicare. He is a lobbyist opposed to such cuts.

President Bill Clinton’s Task Force on National Health Care Reform took testimony from representatives of senior citizen groups and health care consumer groups in the first panel of its firs…

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…