What The Folly?!Food & Drug Administration refuses to ban BPA
Monday, April 2, 2012
Siding with the chemical industry, the Food & Drug Administration has opted not to ban Bisphenol A from food containers, citing lack of scientific evidence linking BPA exposure…
Older Americans hit hard by the Great Recession
Monday, October 24, 2011
The financial future looks bleak for older Americans who have lost their jobs or their retirement savings during the Great Recession of 2007-2009.
Transcript: Dr. Sandra Nathan on the Older Americans Act reauthorization
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Dr. Sandra Nathan urged Congress to pass the Older Americans Act reauthorization and highlighted several reform initiatives to help improve older American’s economic security damaged by the Great…
Transcript: Dr. Heidi Hartmann on growing reliance on Social Security by American seniors
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Dr. Heidi Hartmann outlined the grim financial future facing many older Americans as a result of the 2007-2009 recession and slow economic recovery and how that would lead…
Transcript: Gail Ruggles on how Vermont’s Senior Community Service Employment Program helped her re-enter the workforce
Thursday, October 20, 2011
At age 59, Gail Ruggles was divorced, in debt, and working five part-time jobs while raising two teenagers on her own when she was introduced to Vermont’s Senior…
Transcript: Dr. Eric Kingson on cost of living adjustments for Social Security recipients
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Dr. Eric Kingson called on Congress to implement Social Security cost of living adjustments that accurately reflect the rising cost of health care for American seniors.
Transcript: Barbara Bovbjerg on the recession’s profound impact on older Americans
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The latest GAO study showed that older Americans have been hit hard by the Great Recession of 2007 – 2009.
Transcript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on the recession and older Americans
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Sen. Bernie Sanders held a hearing yesterday examining the impact of the 2007 recession on older Americans, particularly those heavily reliant on Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Transcript: Martha Kanter’s Testimony on “Drowning in Debt: Financial Outcomes of Students at For-Profit Colleges”
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Hearing on “Drowning in Debt: Financial Outcomes of Students at For-Profit Colleges”(June 7, 2011) Transcript of Testimony by Martha Kanter, Undersecretary…
Transcript: Pauline Abernathy’s Testimony on “Drowning in Debt: Financial Outcomes of Students at For-Profit Colleges”
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Hearing on “Drowning in Debt: Financial Outcomes of Students at For-Profit Colleges”(June 7, 2011) Transcript of Testimony by Pauline Abernathy, Vice…