Speeches & Statements
Speech by Karen Friedman to the American Council on Consumer Interests (April 15, 2011)
Hello, I’m Karen Friedman, the Executive Vice President and Policy Director of the Pension Rights Center. It’s fabulous to be speaking to the American Council of Consumer Interests, because we are fellow travelers on the road to making this country safer and better for consumers. The Pension Rights Center is the only consumer rights group […]
Testimony of Norman Stein before the Department of Labor on proposed regulations defining fiduciary (March 1, 2011)
Senior Policy Counsel Norman Stein testified before the Department of Labor on proposed regulations that would expand the definition of the term “fiduciary”. See the comments submitted by the Pension Rights Center on this proposed regulation. Read the blog entry PRC’s Jane Smith wrote on the subject.
Speech Given by Karen Friedman about the work of Retirement USA (November 10, 2010)
PRC Executive Vice President and Policy Director Karen Friedman spoke about the work of Retirement USA at a briefing on the failures of the 401(k), sponsored by Dēmos, the Economic Policy Institute, the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School, and the Pension Rights Center.
PRC testimony to the Departments of Treasury and Labor on lifetime income options in 401(k) plans (September 14, 2010)
PRC Legislative Counsel Rebecca Davis testified before a joint hearing of the Departments of Treasury and Labor on the importance of lifetime income options in 401(k) plans.
Rebecca Davis and Amy K. Matsui on the importance of guaranteed retirement income to women (August 3, 2010)
In a commentary for BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter, PRC Legislative Counsel Rebecca Davis and National Women’s Law Center Senior Counsel Amy K. Matsui discuss the importance of guaranteed retirement income to women.
Presentation given by Karen Friedman to a retirement income roundtable about Retirement USA
July 27, 2010: PRC Executive Vice President and Policy Director Karen Friedman gave a presentation about Retirement USA to a Retirement Income Roundtable that was convened by members of the Commission on Fiscal Responsibility.
Statement of Karen Friedman on restoring 401(k) fee disclosure provisions to the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (June 16, 2010)
PRC Executive Vice President and Policy Director Karen Friedman spoke at a press conference calling on the Senate to restore 401(k) fee disclosure provisions to H.R. 4213.
Statement of Norman Stein on “Building a Secure Future for Multiemployer Pension Plans” (May 27, 2010)
Pension Rights Center Senior Policy Adviser Norman Stein testified about safeguarding the financial health of multiemployer plans at a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Article by Norman Stein and Karen Friedman on pension funding relief that protects workers and retirees (04/20/2010)
April 20, 2010: In a commentary for BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter, PRC Senior Policy Adviser Norman Stein and Executive Vice President and Policy Director Karen Friedman make a case for pension funding relief that protects workers and retirees.
Testimony of John Hotz on the re-authorization of the Older Americans Act (February 25, 2010)
PRC Deputy Director John Hotz testified on the re-authorization of the Older American’s Act at a listening session convened by the U.S. Administration on Aging.
Speech given by Karen Ferguson on the future of defined benefit pension plans
December 7, 2009: PRC Director Karen Ferguson spoke at a policy forum on the future of defined benefit pension plans. The forum was sponsored by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in celebration of the 35th anniversary of ERISA and the establishment of the PBGC.
PRC testimony on pension funding relief to the Senate HELP Committee (October 29, 2009)
Karen Friedman testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on “Pensions in Peril: Helping Workers Preserve Retirement Security Through a Recession.” In her testimony [PDF], Friedman asked Senators to ensure that workers’ and retirees’ interests are protected when considering pension funding relief legislation.
