[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 160 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S10473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE

 Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to take a few 
moments today to pay tribute to the Employee Benefit Research 
Institute, or EBRI, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. EBRI is a 
well-known, nonpartisan research institution providing invaluable 
analysis, briefings, and publications on health and retirement issues, 
which are critically important to both America's workers and the 
employers that sponsor these benefits. The high-quality and objective 
work done by EBRI has won it respect within the halls of Congress, 
among members on both sides of the aisle in the House of 
Representatives and in the Senate. On EBRI's anniversary, I wish to 
register my appreciation for its work and my admiration for its 
commitment to issues relating to employee benefits. I commend EBRI for 
the valuable contribution the institution has made to policymaking in 
the all-important areas of retirement, health, and economic security, 
and wish EBRI continued success in the future.

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