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November 27, 2012
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Yesterday, the White House joined a chorus of leading Democrats who refuse to reform Social Security and protect benefits for future generations, claiming that it is currently “not a driver of the deficit.” Senate Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today echoed this position saying we ought to put entitlement...
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October 22, 2012
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Washington, DC - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a new report detailing repeated occasions when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) failed to protect beneficiaries who had their Social Security Number (SSN) compromise...
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September 24, 2012
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Today, when asked what the President’s plan was to save Social Security for future generations, top Obama advisor David Axelrod could not identify a single proposal that the President would consider, choosing instead to follow those like Vice President Biden and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wh...
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September 14, 2012
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Good morning and welcome to the fifth and last hearing in our series on securing the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Over the course of the series we’ve heard about the program’s striking and continuing growth: at a time when workers paying into the system have increased...
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September 7, 2012
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U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced the fifth hearing in the series entitled “Securing the Future of the Disability Insurance (DI) Program.” This hearing will focus on key challenges facing the DI pro...
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September 5, 2012
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U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the impact on beneficiaries of direct deposit of Social Security benefits. The hearing will take place on Wedne...
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August 17, 2012
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Recently, Vice President Biden stated, “Number one, I guarantee you, flat guarantee you, there will be no changes in Social Security.” Biden’s comments follow those made by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who said that Social Security “is fine.” This is bad news for those who will see their Social...
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August 15, 2012
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Washington, DC - Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) sent a letter to the Commissioner of Social Security, transmitting the legal opinion issued this week by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the agency’s decision to end two programs designed to help disability bene...
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August 1, 2012
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House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on removing Social Security numbers from beneficiaries’ Medicare cards. The hearing will take place on W...
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August 1, 2012
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(Remarks as Prepared) Good morning. We welcome our colleagues from the Subcommittee on Health who join us today to focus on the importance of removing Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. For many years now, protecting the Social Security number has been a priority of the Ways and Means Comm...
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