Sen. Sherrod Brown to discuss nation’s pending pension crisis on Thursday

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, will discuss the nation’s pending pension crisis and the new, bipartisan congressional committee that was formed to find a solution at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday.

The pension plans of 1.5 million workers and retirees nationwide are facing shortfalls and are at risk of insolvency in the coming decade. Brown and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, are co-chairing the Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans. The committee is tasked with finding a solution and reporting it to the House and Senate by the end of November.

Lunch will be served in the Club’s Holeman Lounge at 12:30 p.m., with Brown's remarks beginning at 1, followed by a question-and-answer session. Tickets cost $25 for Club members (members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $39 for all other non-member tickets.

For all ticketing-related questions, please email [email protected]. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. To submit a question for the speaker in advance, put SBROWN in the subject line and email to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting questions in advance is 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.

Upcoming Headliners Events:

April 26: Newsmaker with former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci

May 17: Luncheon with Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon