Social Security 1998-1999, 1998-1999

Text of speech by NYSUT vp Toni Cortese on Social Security, at acceptance of NYS Council of Senior Citizens Intergenerational Award, n.d.; presentation on Social Security by David Smith, director, Public Policy Department, AFL-CIO, to the AFT Executive Council, February 8, 1999; testimony of Smith before the Senate Budget Committee on Social Security in the 21st Century, January 22, 1999; AFL-CIO Executive Council statement, "Principles for Social Security Reform," calling for budget surpluses to be used to restore Social Security funding, not tax cuts, opposing raising eligibility age or reducing benefits; August 5, 1998; outline of Clinton Social Security proposal, including personal retirement savings accounts; fact sheet by National Council of Senior Citizens; pro-Social Security booklet, "Agenda 2000: A Generational Perspective on America's Economic Progress," by the 2030 Center