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August 1, 2012
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Washington, DC - On this date in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Social Security Amendments Act establishing monthly Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) is...
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July 20, 2012
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Washington, DC - This week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its report on Modernizing SSA Disability Programs: Progress Made, but Key Efforts Warrant More Management Focus. The GAO found that six of the fourteen categories of medical conditions considered severe enough to qua...
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June 27, 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 fourth hearing in the series entitled, “Securing the Future of the Disability Insurance Program.” This hearing will focus on the disability appeals process. The...
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June 27, 2012
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Good afternoon and welcome to our fourth hearing in our series on securing the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Today we will focus on how Social Security disability claims are appealed and whether the process works as well as claimants and taxpayers have the right to expe...
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June 21, 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 an oversight hearing on the findings in the 2012 Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees. The hearing will take place ...
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June 21, 2012
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(Remarks as Prepared) According to this year’s report from the Social Security Board of Trustees, Social Security will be unable to keep its promises to the hard-working Americans who pay into the system. We will hear today that not only is Social Security’s financing outlook worse, but it will als...
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May 9, 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 a hearing on the State of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) Information Technology. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in B-318 Raybu...
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May 9, 2012
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As our nation ages, more Americans are depending on Social Security’s benefits and services that they paid for through their hard earned wages. These days, Social Security increasingly relies on technology to deliver the services that Americans deserve and expect. As you all know, I take the technol...
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May 8, 2012
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House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (R-LA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittees on Oversight and Social Security will hold a hearing on tax fraud involving identity theft. The hearing will take ...
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May 8, 2012
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Welcome to this morning’s joint Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Social Security hearing on identity theft and tax fraud. I am pleased to join Chairman Johnson again as our Subcommittees focus on fraud, waste, and abuse, and how the federal government might better protect taxpayer dolla...
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