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July/August, 1999

NADE Visits Capitol Hill
by Martha Marshall, Legislative Chair

FOLLOWING THE MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER Apfel and Mr. Dyer, meetings were held with Alexander Vachon, Chief Social Security Analyst for the Senate Finance Committee and Beverly Crawford, Professional Staff of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security. A meeting scheduled with Representative Clay Shaw, Chair of the Subcommittee on Social Security, was cancelled because the House was holding hearings on Social Security reform. (Representatives Shaw and Archer have proposed legislation on Social Security Reform.) However, Jeff and Terri were able to attend the Hearing while Martha met with a staff member of Representative Sander Levin (D-MI). NADE’s plans to prepare a Discussion Paper on the five month waiting period were discussed in the meeting with the Commissioner and with the legislative representatives. The Social Security reform activities currently under discussion actually involve more than solvency issues. Congressional staffers contacted felt that the five month waiting period issue is a timely and relevant initiative.