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Senate Aging Committee to Revisit Retirement Issues
Sept. 16, 2004 - The Chairman of the U.S. Senate
Special Committee on Aging announced today that the committee will hold
a second hearing on retirement issues on Monday, September 20, titled,
"Breaking the Silver Ceiling: A New Generation of Older Americans
Redefining the New Rules of the Workplace." The meeting will start at 2
p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The event will be under the direction of Sen. John
Breaux (D-Louisiana), the ranking member of the committee who is
retiring at the end of this year.
Mondays hearing comes as a follow-up to one Sen.
Craig chaired this past Tuesday which examined mandatory retirement
issues impacting pilots, air traffic controllers, police and fire
fighters.
On Monday the committee will examine the impact of
older workers staying on in the workforce past the traditional age of
65. A recent survey by AARP found that 70 percent of baby boomers plan
to work into their retirement years or never retire. Almost half of
those surveyed indicate they plan to work into their 70s.
Mondays hearing will be webcast under the
Hearings section of the Aging Committees website and available for
viewing later at http://aging.senate.gov. Prepared witness testimony
will be available on that website once the hearing begins. An audiocast
of the hearing may also be available during the hearing only
on the C-SPAN hearings website, located at http://www.capitolhearings.org.
PANEL
* Jack Valenti, former President, Motion Picture of
America Association, Washington, D.C.
* Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., President and CEO, Age
Wave, San Francisco, Calif.
* Dr. Sharon Brangman, Prof. of Medicine, SUNY
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y.
* Doug C. Holbrook, Vice President - Secretary
Treasurer, AARP, Washington, D.C.
* Victoria Humphrey, Executive Director of Human
Resources, Volkswagen, Auburn Hills, Mich.
* Ed Potter, President, Employment Policy
Foundation, Washington, D.C.
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