Speeches & Statements
Testimony of Norman Stein to the House Ways and Means Committee on pension funding relief (October 1, 2009)
Senior Policy Advisor Norman Stein testified on behalf of the Pension Rights Center before the House Ways and Means Committee on providing pension funding relief to companies that continue their pension plans.
Testimony of Norman Stein to the ERISA Advisory Council on the current state and the future of the retirement system (09/17/2009)
Senior Policy Advisor Norman Stein testifies to the ERISA Advisory Council on September 17, 2009.
PRC testimony to the ERISA Advisory Council on disclosures to participants and beneficiaries in retirement plans
September 15, 2009: Staff Attorney Rebecca Davis and Policy Associate Jane Smith testified on disclosure issues before the ERISA Advisory Council.
Testimony on 401(k) fee disclosure by Olena Berg Lacy on behalf of PRC to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
September 17, 2008: Board member Olena Berg Lacy testified [PDF] on the Center’s behalf on improving the disclosure of 401(k) fees at a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Rebecca Davis’s presentation on “Planning for the Future: What Working Women Need to Know about Social Security and Retirement Savings”
September 10, 2008: PRC Staff Attorney Rebecca Davis gave a presentation [PDF] as part of a webinar called “Planning for the Future: What Working Women Need to Know about Social Security and Retirement Savings.” The National Women’s Law Center sponsored this free webinar.
Statement of the Pension Rights Center on “Saving Smartly For Retirement: Are Americans Being Encouraged to Break on the Piggy Bank”
July 16, 2008: The Pension Rights Center’s statement [PDF] to the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging for its hearing on “Saving Smartly for Retirement: Are Americans Being Encouraged to Break Open the Piggy Bank?”
Karen Friedman’s statement at “Protecting Employees and Retirees in Buisness Bankruptcies Act Of 2007”
June 5, 2008: Policy Director Karen Friedman’s testimony [PDF] on the “Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007” before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Testimony of Norman Stein on “Securing Retirement Coverage for Future Generations”
November 8, 2007: Professor Norman Stein’s testimony [PDF] on behalf of the Conversation on Coverage (a PRC initiative) at a Congressional hearing on “Securing Retirement Coverage for Future Generations.”
Rebecca Davis’s testimony before the ERISA Advisory Council Working Group on Participant Benefit Statements
September 18, 2007: PRC Staff Attorney Rebecca Davis’s testimony [PDF] before the ERISA Advisory Council Working Group on Participant Benefit Statements.
Speech given by Karen Friedman on the introduction of S. 1725, the Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act of 2007
June 28, 2007: Karen Friedman’s speech on the introduction of S. 1725, the Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act of 2007.
Karen Friedman’s speech at the IRS-ASPPA Mid-Atlantic Benefits Conference
May 9, 2006: Karen Friedman’s speech at the IRS-ASPPA Mid-Atlantic Benefits Conference.
Karen Friedman’s statement at “Disintegrating Pensions National Crisis: Call to Action” news forum
February 27, 2006: Karen Friedman’s statement at “Disintegrating Pensions National Crisis: Call to Action” News Forum.
