The accounts will replace an average of just 22% of the income of those who retire in the middle of this century, a GAO analysis says. Younger workers can count on 401(k) plans to replace just a modest percentage of their income when they retire in the middle of this century, according to a new study that highlights the need for changes in the nation's pension system, members of Congress said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - Members of Congress pushed the Bush administration on Friday to accelerate efforts to stem a rising tide of home foreclosures.

Posted: 7:17 AM- WASHINGTON -- As mortgage-related turmoil weighs down the U.S. economy, members of Congress are considering a range of measures aimed at easing the current problems while also preventing such a crisis from recurring.

Proposals to revise loan rules and provide more refinancing flexibility await lawmakers when they reconvene today. As mortgage-related turmoil weighs down the U.S. economy, members of Congress are considering a range of measures aimed at easing the current problems while preventing such a crisis from recurring in the future.

Proposals to revise loan rules and provide more refinancing flexibility await lawmakers when they reconvene today. As mortgage-related turmoil weighs down the U.S. economy, members of Congress are considering a range of measures aimed at easing the current problems while preventing such a crisis from recurring in the future.