BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION APRIL 14, 1988 Serial 100-69 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means 89-346 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1989 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois, Chairman SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Missouri ROBERT T. MATSUI, California JOHN J. DUNCAN, Tennessee WILLIAM M. THOMAS, California HAL DAUB, Nebraska JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire ROD CHANDLER, Washington CONTENTS U.S. General Accounting Office, Joseph F. Delfico, Senior Associate Director, Human Resources Division; Laurie Ekstrand, Group Director; and Ken U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administra- tion, Michael C. Carozza, Deputy Commissioner for Policy and External Page Alexander, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkan- sas...... 45 Bevill, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alabama. Bilirakis, Hon. Michael, a Representative in Congress from the State of Derrick, Hon. Butler, a Representative in Congress from the State of South 61 Ford, Hon. Harold, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee. Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Kanjorski, Hon, Paul E., a Representative in Congress from the State of 113 Licht, Hon. Richard A., Lieutenant Governor of the State of Rhode Island. 57 112 McSteen, Martha (former Commissioner of Social Security), National Commit- National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Martha 189 National Council of Senior Citizens, Eric Shulman (presenting statement of 183 Notch Babies Organization of Pennsylvania, Anthony Purcell, Sr.. Oakar, Hon. Mary Rose, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio.. Olin, Hon. Jim, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia.. Pickle, Hon. J.J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas....... Purcell, Anthony, Sr., Notch Babies Organization of Pennsylvania...... Roybal, Hon. Edward R., a Representative in Congress from the State of Rhode Island, State of, Hon. Richard A. Licht, Lieutenant Governor... Rinaldo, Hon. Matthew J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Saxton, Hon. Jim, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey Shulman, Eric, presenting statement of Lawrence T. Smedley, National Coun- Stern, Julian, Social Security Notch Year Committee. 232 Thorson, Gordon R., Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 180 Traficant, Hon. James A., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of 104 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Gordon R. Thorson. 180 Daly, John, Westwood, N.J., letter (identical letters were also received from Evelyn DeCarlo, Washington Township, N.J.; Anna Fehrman, Westwood, N.J.; Thaddeus F. Grud, Washington Township, N.J.; Gabriel and Tina Martins, Westwood, N.J.; Katherine Peirson, Washington Township, N.J.; and Alexander and Eva Szabo, Westwood, N.J.)..... Darden, Hon. George (Buddy), a Representative in Congress from the State of Fehrman, Anna, Westwood, N.J., letter (see listing for John Daly). Frank, Hon. Barney, a Representative in Congress from the State of Massa- Grud, Thaddeus F., Washington Township, N.J., letter (see listing for John 255 Martin, Elaine R., Notch Babies-Coastal Chapter, Los Osos, Calif., letter and 289 Martins, Gabriel and Tina, Westwood, N.J., joint letter (see listing for John 255 Notch Babies, Los Angeles County, Shirley Hagen, letter and attachments.. Peirson, Katherine, Washington Township, N.J., letter (see listing for John 255 Szabo, Alexander and Eva, Westwood, N.J., joint letter (see listing for John 255 Webb, Audrey and Edith Detviler, Morris, Minn., joint statement and attach- ment.. 260 |