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July 02, 2015 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…

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July 02, 2015 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…

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June 16, 2015 Johnson Opening Statement: The Financial Risk of Returning to Work

WASHINGTON — Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during…

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June 10, 2015 Reflections by a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Fellow

This spring, the Committee on Ways and Means had the privilege of hosting David Egan, a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr….

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May 15, 2015 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…

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April 30, 2015 Johnson and Boustany Introduce Bill to Promote Opportunity for Disability Applicants

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany…

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April 22, 2015 Johnson Introduces Bill to Improve Integrity of Disability Decisions

WASHINGTON — Today, Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced the Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act of…

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January 28, 2015 CBO Director Says Accounting Gimmicks Can’t Save Social Security

Democrats continue to claim we can fix the looming shortfall in disability insurance by raiding retirees’ Social Security trust fund. But CBO Director Doug…

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January 23, 2015 The Economist — Disability insurance: Not Working

Disability insurance: Not working The Economist, January 23, 2015 For years, Doug, who lives in Binghamton, New York, suffered from…

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January 16, 2015 Wall Street Journal Editorial: Disabling a Budget Con

Congress last year unanimously closed a loophole that allowed surviving Nazi war criminals to claim Social Security benefits, but that’s…

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