Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) made the following statements upon the release of the 2014 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Report. According to the report, at the current rate, Medicare will go bankrupt in 2030 and Social Security will…
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Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General Patrick O’Carroll requesting a full and immediate investigation into the SSA’s mismanagement and failed implementation of the $300 million Disability Case Processing System (DCPS). Johnson also sent a letter to…
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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 what workers need to know about Social Security as they plan for their retirement. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at…
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Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) wrote to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Carolyn Colvin regarding media reports that adults who may have once received Social Security benefits as children were having…
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Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement:
“Today, I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives. This decision was reached after much consideration and discussion with my family.
“Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the…
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Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY2015 Budget.
“Last week, I offered a tax reform plan that would make our broken tax code simpler and fairer for businesses and hardworking taxpayers. Our plan to close loopholes and lower rates for all Americans would add $3.4 trillion to the…
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Washington, DC – Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) met with the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Inspector General (IG) Pat O’Carroll yesterday regarding his request for a full investigation of Social Security’s management and failure to prevent disability fraud conspiracies. The request followed the arrests of over 200 individuals – including retired…
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As part of my on-going efforts as Chairman to root out fraud and waste in the Social Security Disability Insurance program, we are here on behalf of the 11 million people with disabilities and their families and hard-working taxpayers American demanding action from Social Security. We need answers on how it will prevent conspiracy fraud in the Social Security Disability Insurance…
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Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to additional indictments in the Social Security Disability Insurance fraud in New York City.
“Today we learned that the New York disability fraud scheme carried out by retired police officers and fire fighters was more rampant than we…
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