Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand to Spotlight Financial Literacy as Critical to Retirement Financial Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand will convene a hearing entitled “Empowering Seniors through Financial Literacy: Tools to Protect Savings, Prevent Fraud, and Promote Independence.” This hearing will emphasize financial literacy as critical to Americans’ financial security in retirement, including as a first line of defense against scams targeting America’s aging community.

Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Gillibrand have been leading the fight against scams targeting America’s seniors. Previously, they have:

• Led the bipartisan 2025 Fraud Report elevating national awareness of financial exploitation targeting seniors;
• Continued the committee’s toll-free Fraud Hotline to expand access to education, prevention tools, and direct support for seniors and families;
• Supported legislation to combat financial exploitation and increasingly sophisticated scams, including the:
• National Strategy for Combating Scams Act;
• GUARD Act;
• STOP Scammers Act by Chairman Scott;
• National Slam the Scam Day resolution in 2025 and 2026; and
• Chairman Scott held a field hearing in Florida discussing the growing threat that scams and financial fraud pose to aging Americans.

Witnesses for the hearing will include:

• Christine Kieffer, Senior Director and Interim Head, Office of Investor Education, FINRA

• Sam Kunjukunju, Vice President of Consumer Education, American Bankers Association Foundation

• Carly Roszkowski, Vice President of Financial Resilience Programming, AARP

• Scott Kahan, CFP, President and Senior Financial Planner, Financial Asset Management Corporation

WHEN: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

3:30PM ET

WHERE: Hart Senate Office Building, SH-216

WATCH: Live broadcast online HERE.

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