Social Security
As prepared for delivery. “The Ways and Means Committee is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for our sixth hearing outside Washington…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Field Hearing on Social Security’s Unfair Treatment of Public Servants)Committee passes five bills providing disaster relief, protecting veterans from identity theft, holding trading partners accountable, supporting those reentering the…
Read More (Ways and Means Advances Real Solutions to Real Problems Faced by Real Americans)As prepared for delivery. “As we have heard in our hearings outside Washington, the American people face a number of…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of H.R. 5863, H.R. 5862, H.R. 1568, H.R. 5861, and H.R. 6068)WASHINGTON – With more than 1 million Americans stuck in the Social Security disability claims backlog, members of the House Committee…
Read More (Five Key Moments from Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Disability Claims Backlog)As prepared for delivery. “Good morning. Welcome to today’s hearing on Social Security’s disability claims backlog. “For the first time…
Read More (Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Ferguson Opening Statement – Hearing on Social Security’s Disability Claim Backlog)WASHINGTON – With $16 billion in improper payments over the last five years, beneficiaries living on fixed incomes who rely…
Read More (Four Key Moments from the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on Improper Payments)“We’ve got a lot of work to do on improper payments. That’s what we’re here to discuss today. One thing…
Read More (Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Ferguson Opening Statement – Hearing on Improper Payments)WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index…
Read More (Chairman Smith: Cost-of-Living Adjustment Is Cold Comfort for Seniors Wrecked by Biden’s Cost-of-Living Crisis)Washington, D.C. — After Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith…
Read More (Smith: Biden’s Reckless Spending, Brinksmanship Pushes America’s Credit Off the Ledge)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seven years since enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 which authorized the creation of a…
Read More (Smith, Ferguson, LaHood Call on Social Security Administration to Comply with Law, Implement Improper Payment Protections)