April 28, 2006
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Media Advisory: Treasury Secretary John W. Snow to Host Press Briefing on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

Secretary of the Treasury and Managing Trustee John Snow along with Secretary of Labor and Trustee Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Trustee Michael Leavitt, Commissioner of Social Security and Trustee Jo Anne Barnhart, Public Trustee John Palmer and Public Trustee Thomas Saving will hold a press briefing on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports on Monday, May 1, 2006.

Who               Secretary of Treasury and Managing Trustee John W. Snow,
                        Secretary of  Labor and Trustee Elaine L. Chao,
                        Secretary of Health and Human Service and Trustee Michael Leavitt,
                        Commissioner of Social Security and Trustee Jo Anne Barnhart,
                        Public Trustee John Palmer and Public Trustee Thomas Saving

What             Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report Press Conference

When             Monday, May 1, 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

Where           Main Treasury Building Media Room 4121
                       1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
                        Washington, DC

Note               Copies of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report will be made available at the briefing. 

An additional background briefing hosted by Assistant Secretary Mark Warshawsky will take place in the same room following the press conference at 3:30 p.m.   

Media without Treasury press credentials planning to attend should contact Treasury's Office of Public Affairs at (202) 622-2960 or e-mail frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: Full name, Social Security number and date of birth. 

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