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    Members of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security

    The 16-member Commission consists of eight Republicans and eight Democrats, with a member from each party serving as a co-chair. The co-chairs are former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Richard Parsons, Chief Operating Officer of AOL/Time Warner.

    The other members of the Commission include:

    • Leanne Abdnor (R), Former Executive Director of the Alliance for Worker Retirement Security
    • Sam Beard (D), Founder and President of Economic Security 2000;
    • John Cogan (R), Former OMB Deputy Director;
    • Bill Frenzel (R), Former U.S. Representative;
    • Estelle James (D), Consultant with the World Bank;
    • Robert Johnson (D), CEO of Black Entertainment Television;
    • Gwendolyn King (R), Former Commissioner of Social Security;
    • Olivia Mitchell (D), Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School;
    • Gerry Parsky (R), Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury;
    • Tim Penny (D), Former U.S. Representative;
    • Robert Pozen (D), Vice Chairman of Fidelity Investments;
    • Mario Rodriguez (R), Hispanic Business Roundtable;
    • Thomas Saving (R), Current Social Security Public Trustee; and
    • Fidel Vargas (D), Vice President of Reliant Equity Investors.

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