(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 Committee that both sides agree on.  So far this session, we have… Read more

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) issued the following statement recognizing SSDI’s 56th anniversary.   “SSDI… Read more

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 qualify an applicant for benefits, known as medical listings, have not… Read more

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 hearing will take place on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in room… Read more

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 expect. In earlier hearings we have highlighted the explosive growth of the… Read more

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 on Thursday, June 21, 2012 in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 9:00… Read more

(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 also be increasingly difficult to protect benefits for those who rely on them most if… Read more

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 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 p.m. In view of the limited time… Read more

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 technology needs of Social Security very seriously.  At times it seems like… Read more

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 place on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00… Read more