US - Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has urged Congress to tackle the condition of the nation's state pension system or face heavy budgetary pressure in years to come.
In his testimony to the House Budget committee, he again affirmed his support for President George W. Bush’s proposal for private savings accounts but stressed the challenge of pressures on Medicar...
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