Actuary to Testify to Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security's Finances

Date:

July 07, 2011

PDF:

07.07.11 Media Advisory Social Security Hearing.pdf [1]

What:	The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security will hold a hearing on Social Security's current benefit expenditures and how proposed changes to future benefits will affect the program, future beneficiaries, workers and the economy.
	For more information on this hearing, please visit: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=249609 [2]
	The American Academy of Actuaries has been urging policymakers to include an increase in the retirement age in any package of reforms to address Social Security's financial challenges. The American Academy of Actuaries position statement is available at: http://www.actuary.org/pdf/socialsecurity/statement_board_aug08.pdf [3]
Who:	Tom Terry
	Chairperson, Public Interest Committee
	American Academy of Actuaries
When:	Friday, July 8, 2011, at 9 a.m.
Where:	Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-318
	Washington, D.C.
Contact:	For more information, please contact Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, at 202.785.7872 or Simonelli@actuary.org. For more information on the American Academy of Actuaries, please visit: http://www.actuary.org/ [4]

The American Academy of Actuaries is a 17,000-member professional association whose mission is to serve the public and the U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy assists public policymakers on all levels by providing leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues. The Academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries in the United States.

SOURCE: American Academy of Actuaries

Media contact: Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, 202-785-7872, simonelli@actuary.org [5]