Congressional Testimony

U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. “Older Workers’ Loss of Bargaining Power Hurts the Economy.” February 9, 2022.

U.S. Department of Labor, 2021 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans. "Gaps in Retirement Savings Based on Race, Ethnicity and Gender." August 26, 2021.

U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Oral and Written Testimony. "100 Years of Progress in Equalizing Retirement is Under Dire Threat." June 23, 2021.

U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Aggairs, Oral and Written Testimony. "Where Typical Americans Have Their Wealth.” March 17, 2021.

U.S. Department of Labor, Oral and Written Testimony. "No Better Annuity Deal than Social Security: How to Help Employers Help Workers to Use Defined Contribution Balances to Delay Claiming." June 9, 2018.
Nevada State Assembly, Oral and Written Testimony. "Nevada Pension Reform: First, Do No Harm" March 3, 2015.
U.S. Senate, Oral and Written Testimony. Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy. "Strengthening Social Security to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow's Retirees." May 21, 2014.
Minnesota State Senate. Witness, "Minnesota Workers Access to Retirement Accounts is Eroding." St. Paul, MN April 10, 2013.
Nebraska State Senate. Presenter, "Nebraska Workers Access to Retirement Accounts is Eroding." Lincoln, Nebraska December 10, 2013
Washington State Senate. Witness, "Washington Workers Access to Retirement Accounts is Eroding." via SKYPE in Olympia, WA December 10, 2013
Connecticut State Senate, Oral Testimony. State Senate Majority Leaders Retirement Security Roundtable. State Senate amendment LCO No. 8105 to Senate Bill 54, An Act Establishing a Retirement Savings Plan for Low-Income Private Sector Workers. Hartford, Connecticut. November 18, 2013
U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions. Oral and Written Testimony, "Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: What Reforms Should Policymakers Consider." Washington D.C. June 12, 2013.
U.S. House of Representatives, Oral Testimony. Committee on Education and Labor. "The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Workers' Retirement Security." 1:00, 2181 Rayburn House Office Building. Tuesday October 7, 2008.
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce. Testified regarding H.B. 2830, the “Pension Protection Act.” June 15, 2005.
U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Testified on “Understanding the Economic Possibilities of Multiemployer Plans.” April 29, 2004.
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce. Testified on “The National Erosion of Private Pensions.” February 7, 2002.
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce. Testified on “The Local Economy and National Pension Issues.” January 31, 2002.
U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, Committee on Education and the Workforce. Testified on “ERISA at 25; Has the Law Kept Pace with the Evolving Pension and Investment World?” February 15, 2000.
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing on Oversight of Various Pension Issues. May 5, 1998.
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security. Testified on "The Future of Social Security for this Generation and the Next." September 18, 1997.
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Testified on "Defusing the Retirement Time Bomb: Encouraging Pension Saving." February 12, 1997.
U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Washington, DC. Testified on "American Insecurity Policy.” February 23, 1996.
U.S. Senate, Finance Committee, Washington, DC. Testified on "Pension Funds and Savings Rates." December 3, 1995.
U.S. Senate, Finance Committee, Subcommittee on Deficits, Debt Management, and Long Term Growth, Washington, DC. Testified on “The U.S. Savings Crisis”, December 7, 1994.
U.S. Senate, Finance Committee, Congressional Record Testimony on "Pensions and Aggregate Savings." December 4, 1994.
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Labor and Management, Congressional Record. Testified on "Joint Trusteeship of Pension Funds, H.R. 2664." February 28, 1990, pp. 210-228.