Hearing Set for Social Security Nominee

September 19, 2001

The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Jo Anne Barnhart to be commissioner of Social Security at 10 AM on Sept. 20, in 215 Dirksen Bldg. Some labor unions have been pressuring Senate Democrats to use these hearings to attack President Bush's proposals for allowing younger workers to privately invest a portion of their Social Security taxes. Barnhart, a supporter of individual accounts, is expected to be confirmed, but the hearings may provide an indication of how the debate will play out in the future.

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