Washington, DC – In a report requested by Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that was released last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that participation in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) return to work program, known as Ticket to Work, while… Read more

The federal government's financial condition deteriorated rapidly last year, far beyond the $1.5 trillion in new debt taken on to finance the budget deficit, a USA TODAY analysis shows. The government added $5.3 trillion in new financial obligations in 2010, largely for retirement programs such as Medicare and Social Security. That brings to a record $61.6 trillion the total of… Read more

For over 75 years Social Security has relied on the strong work ethic of Americans.  Workers pay part of their hard-earned wages for the promise of future benefits should they retire, become disabled or die.  Seniors, those with disabilities, widows, and their families count on these benefits to be there for them.   Yet according to the recently released Annual Report of… Read more

This morning, the Subcommittee on Social Security examined the 2011 Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees released in late May.  During the hearing, the Subcommittee heard testimony from the two members of the Board who are public representatives, Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer.  Below are some of the key findings from the 2011 report.   … Read more

Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on the 2011 Annual Report of the Social… 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 2011 Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees.  The hearing will take place on Friday, June 3, 2011 in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 9:00… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) made the following statement after the release of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report. "Today's report makes it clearer than ever that doing nothing is not an option.  The failure to act means… Read more

Employers are on the front lines of ensuring a legal workforce – and it is a battle for these employers.  Consider for a moment that due to our broken immigration enforcement system, the Pew Hispanic Center estimates there are over 8 million illegal workers in the country.  With unemployment around 9 percent, these illegal workers often compete with lawful citizens for much… Read more

CHAIRMAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES HEARING ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE IN VERIFYING EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY _______________ BEFORE THE … Read more

Identity theft is a lasting and devastating crime.  Victims spend years having to prove who they are while monitoring credit reports, fending off collection agencies or the IRS for charges they never made or wages they never earned.  Some are picked up by law enforcement for crimes committed by the ID thief using their name.  Americans have every reason to be… Read more