[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21587]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING EBRI'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 2003

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Employee Benefit 
Research Institute on its twenty-fifth anniversary. Since coming to 
Congress, one of my ongoing legislative priorities has been to ensure 
that America's workers will enjoy retirement security when they end 
their careers. When I think of those who have helped educate me and my 
colleagues--and the public--about the issues and challenges facing 
workers, the Employee Benefit Research Institute is high on the list. 
Indeed, without their high quality research and analysis, few would 
fully comprehend the problems we face and the viable options for 
solving them.
  EBRI has provided this service for a quarter century, and it has 
established an impressive track record on issues ranging from Social 
Security to health benefits, as well as a panoply of private pension 
issues. EBRI's data is reliable and its analyses helpful. Their reports 
are uniquely useful because rather than recommend approaches, EBRI 
simply lays out the options for policymakers.
  In today's often partisan atmosphere, EBRI's focus on the facts is 
particularly welcome. By doing so, they often provide common ground 
where those with differing ideological stances can reach compromise. I 
hope my colleagues will join me in congratulating EBRI on its 25 years 
of service, and I look forward to relying on its counsel in the years 
to come.

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