May 04,2016

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Aaron Fobes, Julia Lawless (202)224-4515

Hatch to Hold Hearing on Social Security and Medicare Trustees Nominations

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Wednesday, May 11, to consider two Social Security and Medicare Trustees nominations.  The hearing will take place at 3:00 p.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


The following nominees are scheduled to testify:


·               The Honorable Charles P. Blahous III, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years, and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years (reappointments).
 
·               The Honorable Robert D. Reischauer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years, and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years (reappointments).
 
 
Who:

Senate Finance Committee

 
What:

Hearing on Social Security and Medicare Trustees Nominations

 
Where:

215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

 
When:

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

3:00 p.m.

For media inquiries and additional information, including webcast details, please visit: http://finance.senate.gov/hearings.

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