<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:s="http://resources.bnet.com/">
<channel>
	<title><![CDATA[social security and u.s. congress Resources | BNET]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security+and+u.s.+congress.html]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[White papers, case studies, business articles, and blog posts relating to social security and u.s. congress]]></description>
	<s:counts start="0" returned="20" found="47" />
	<language>en-us</language>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Congress Moves To Shore Up Social Security And Increase Deficit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10003221/congress-moves-to-shore-up-social-security-and-increase-deficit/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to low inflation there are no COLA's planned for Social Security the next two years.  Congress thinks this needs to be fixed with added borrowing and increases in the deficit. by Matthew Potter]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:59:56 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/operational+accounting.html"><![CDATA[Operational Accounting]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/personal+finance.html"><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/currency+%2526+foreign+exchange.html"><![CDATA[Currency & Foreign Exchange]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/government.html"><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/finance.html"><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/matthew+potter.html"><![CDATA[Matthew Potter]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Why Congress is silent on Social Security.(Monday Morning)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200704/ai_n19263117]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Mike Clowes      Byline: Mike Clowes  ]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bush makes grade on economy; Congress doesn't fare as well; Bush's rating from advisers up from last year.(Industry Attitudes)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200610/ai_n17420688]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Sara Hansard       WASHINGTON - President Bush may have slipped in the polls with the  American public, but he continues to stand on solid ground with  financial advisers.       Nearly 36% of the 482 advisers who responded...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/advisor.html"><![CDATA[advisor]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bush.html"><![CDATA[Bush]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Democrats Kick Off Nationwide 'Golden Promise' Campaign to Protect Americans' Social Security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200609/ai_n21880394]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With President Bush and his Republican Congress renewing their commitment to privatizing Social Security, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid today rallied with hundreds of seWASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With President Bush and his Republican Congress renewing...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Americans United's Minn. Calls on Congress to Protect Social Security; 'Grandpa Gorilla' to Deliver Message to Rep. Mark Kennedy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200609/ai_n21878026]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[News Advisory: News Advisory: ]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Congress Revives Personal Account Debate; Freedomworks Applauds Senators for Vote to Stop Raid on Social Security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200603/ai_n21867137]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, March 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Last night forty-six senators proved that the commitment to fixing the Social Security crisis is alive and well on Capitol Hill by voting for the DeMint- Crapo Amendment. The amendment would have stopped the raid onWASHINGTON, March 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Last night forty-six...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Social Security Stall Not Result of Katrina, Gas Prices or Supreme Court Nominees; IPI Dallas Morning News Op/ed Says Reform Now Depends Upon Congress]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200510/ai_n21863219]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In an op/ed today in the Dallas Morning News, The Institute for Policy Innovation IPI points out what everyone has known privately:  The President's Social Security effort is going nowhere.  But reform wasn't sidelined DALLAS, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In an...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[AARP Celebrates Social Security 70th Birthday; Urges Congress to Strengthen Program for All Generations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200508/ai_n21857875]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HYDE PARK, N.Y., August 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More than one hundred AARP members gathered at Hyde Park today to celebrate Social Security's birthday and to remind Congress and the public that  reform of the program must focus on workable solutions that keHYDE PARK, N.Y., August 13 /U.S. Newswire/...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/aarp.html"><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Congress sets tax priorities: estate tax relief moving; social security tops tax code reform.(Capitol Retail Report)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6654/is_200508/ai_n26446972]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Efforts to repeal the federal estate tax are beginning to reap  results. The House of Representatives passed the Death Tax Repeal  Permanency Act several months ago, but it languished in the Senate. In  recent weeks, senators from both parties worked be  Efforts to repeal the federal...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tax.html"><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[The Principal Financial Group Defined Benefit Statement Used as Best in Class Model to Improve Social Security Statement; Congress Asked to Make Changes Based on Review]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_May_31/ai_n13787136]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa -- One hundred-forty million U.S. workers receive a personalized statement each year to learn how much their Social Security benefits will be at retirement. The United States Government Accountability Office GAO has asked Congress to change the statement based in part on comparisons with the defined benefit...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/benefit.html"><![CDATA[benefit]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/principal+financial+group.html"><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PFG</category>
		<category domain="tickers">PFG</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[NCPA's Goodman Tells Congress About Importance of Personal Retirement Accounts for Social Security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200505/ai_n21852193]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, May 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In testimony before the House Ways & Means committee today, John C. Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis NCPA, stressed the importance of reforming our nation's Social Security system frWASHINGTON, May 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In testimony before the House Ways...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bush should press Social Security fight.(Editorial)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200505/ai_n17426608]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[President Bush, during his press conference last week, in effect  challenged Congress to act now to fix Social Security.       Congress must rise to the challenge, but the chances of getting  significant reform remain slight. Without a Herculean effor    President...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Congress term gets underway legislation introduced on Taxes, health care, bankruptcy.(Capitol: retail report.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6654/is_200504/ai_n26446806]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The high visibility issues this year are Social Security reform and  tax simplification. President Bush makes almost daily headlines trying  to sell his idea of personal investment accounts as a way to reform, if  not rescue, Social Security.    The high visibility issues this year...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bankruptcy.html"><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/health+care.html"><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tax.html"><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Identity theft protection is a priority.(Monday Morning)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200503/ai_n17425403]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Jim Pavia       Identity theft is the No. 1 consumer complaint in this country.       About 10 million Americans fall victim to identity theft each year,  and the scope of the crime is growing quickly, according to the...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/choicepoint+inc..html"><![CDATA[ChoicePoint Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/identity+theft.html"><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/security.html"><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security+number.html"><![CDATA[social security number]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CPS</category>
		<category domain="tickers">CPS</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[New York AARP Takes Fight to Strengthen Social Security to their Congress Members]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200503/ai_n21848775]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y., March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, armed with a poll showing that GenXers join the 50 plus crowd in opposing private accounts carved out of Social Security, New York AARP members are fanning out across the state to urge their Congressional rALBANY, N.Y., March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ --...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/aarp.html"><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[The political sparring over Social Security.(Other Views)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200502/ai_n17430759]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Christopher L. Davis       First of two parts       In his quest for historic reform of the Social Security system,  President Bush has set his sights on a goal with enormous political  risk. Members of Congress refer...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bush.html"><![CDATA[Bush]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[When Congress raised the age at which people become eligible for full Social Security benefits from 65 to 67 in 1983, it was so nervous about what it was doing, it stretched the increase over 44 years.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4914/is_200501/ai_n18045557]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When Congress raised the age at which people become eligible for  full Social Security benefits from 65 to 67 in 1983, it was so nervous  about what it was doing, it stretched the increase over 44 years.     When Congress raised the age at which...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Persuading clients to save for retirement.(Editorials)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200501/ai_n17424888]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[President Bush is pushing for Social Security reform as a key part  of his second-term agenda, but there is no certainty he will achieve it.       Democrats in Congress and outside will strongly oppose his efforts  to allow younger workers to divert p...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/benefit.html"><![CDATA[benefit]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/financial.html"><![CDATA[financial]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill to limit display and use of Social Security numbers advances in Congress]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_9_49/ai_n6206606]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved legislation on July 21 to restrict the public display and use of Social Security numbers in an effort to combat the growing crime of identity theft. The Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2003 (H.R. 2971) has slowly...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security+number.html"><![CDATA[social security number]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[F.O.P. President Testifies before Social Security Subcommittee; Canterbury Calls on Congress to Repeal the WEP Benefit Cuts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200407/ai_n21837645]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, testified this morning before the House Subcommittee on Social Security in favor of H.R. 4391, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection ActWASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/social+security.html"><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/wep.html"><![CDATA[WEP]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
