SSI @ 50: Reflections and Road to Reform

An event held by National Academy of Social Insurance and friends on June 5th for an in-person event commemorating SSI's 50th anniversary and looking ahead at the road to reform.

We were joined by Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O'Malley, Sen. Tom Harkin (ret-IA), as well as an array of distinguished experts and stakeholders for a half-day of discussion at the NYU Global Campus in Washington DC, followed by an evening reception on the Academy's rooftop.

0:00 - Introductory video featuring SSI recipients, Patrice Jetter and Steve Grammer, and policy experts Mia Ives-Rublee, Maria Town, and Nan Gibson
2:38 - Welcome remarks, from outgoing CEO of the National Academy of Social Insurance, Bill Arnone
5:50 - Welcome remarks from incoming CEO of the National Academy of Social Insurance,, Rebecca Vallas
12:08 - Remarks from U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D) 7th District IL
15:20 - Introduction to Martin O’Malley, SSA Commissioner, on the Social Security Administration
21:05 - Opening Keynote Remarks from Martin J. O’Malley, Social Security Administration Commissioner
37:10 - Armchair Q&A with Rebecca Vallas and Martin O’Malley
55:30 - Panel 1, with Nancy Altman and Steve Goss, moderated by Rebecca Vallas
1:33:50 - SSI Beneficiary storytelling
1:35:14 - Panel 2, SSI at 50: An “Institution Without Walls” with Nan Gibson (JPMC); Katie Savin (California State University, Sacramento); Mia Ives-Rublee (CAP Disability Initiative); Darcy Milburn (The Arc); Dave Wittenburg (Westat); moderator: Kathleen Romig, SSA.
2:21:36 - Remarks from Tabitha Haley, SSI beneficiary
2:26:20 - Panel 3, Looking Ahead: The Road to Reform, with Emerson Sprick (Bipartisan Policy Center); Tracey Gronniger (Justice in Aging); Wendell Primus (Brookings); Jen Burdick (Community Legal Services); Rylin Rodgers (Microsoft;) moderator: Lorie Konish (CNBC)
3:04:43 - Closing Keynote, Senator Tom Harkin
3:21:57 - Closing Remarks, Rebecca Vallas