Social Security
At Ways and Means, we confront big challenges—and few are bigger than finding a sustainable solution to the trust fund…
Read More (Getting Things Done: Promoting Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities)At Ways and Means, we confront big challenges—and few are bigger than finding a sustainable solution to the trust fund…
Read More (Getting Things Done: Promoting Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities)WASHINGTON — Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during…
Read More (Johnson Opening Statement: The Financial Risk of Returning to Work)This spring, the Committee on Ways and Means had the privilege of hosting David Egan, a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr….
Read More (Reflections by a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Fellow)WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany…
Read More (Johnson and Boustany Introduce Bill to Reduce Disability Fraud)WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany…
Read More (Johnson and Boustany Introduce Bill to Promote Opportunity for Disability Applicants)WASHINGTON — Today, Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced the Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act of…
Read More (Johnson Introduces Bill to Improve Integrity of Disability Decisions)Democrats continue to claim we can fix the looming shortfall in disability insurance by raiding retirees’ Social Security trust fund. But CBO Director Doug…
Read More (CBO Director Says Accounting Gimmicks Can’t Save Social Security)Disability insurance: Not working The Economist, January 23, 2015 For years, Doug, who lives in Binghamton, New York, suffered from…
Read More (The Economist — Disability insurance: Not Working)Congress last year unanimously closed a loophole that allowed surviving Nazi war criminals to claim Social Security benefits, but that’s…
Read More (Wall Street Journal Editorial: Disabling a Budget Con)