An Aging America Must Act Now

By Rep. Bill Thomas
Special to Roll Call

March 4, 2005, 12 a.m.

Everyone agrees on this point: America is an aging society. The first of the baby boomers will start retiring in just three years, and the number of retired Americans will continue to grow with each passing year. The graying of America will place new pressures on the federal budget and the economy and will create unique challenges that the country has never before faced. We must begin to address these challenges now to ensure that we can meet the retirement needs of current and future generations in a fiscally responsible way.

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As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article