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 achieving fair and consistent disability decisions. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses,…
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**HEARING POSTPONED**
The hearing has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:00 AM in B-318, Rayburn House Office Building.
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 financing challenges facing the Social Security Disability Insurance program. The…
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Washington, DC- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the Republican members of the subcommittees for the 113th Congress. The announcement comes a day after the Republican Steering Committee named the Committee’s final Republican Member, Congressman Jim Renacci (R-OH).
“I congratulate the new and returning Members of each of the…
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Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement commemorating the 40th anniversary of Operation Homecoming. The date marks the return of 591 American prisoners of war including Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX), a 29-year Air Force veteran who was held as a prisoner of war in…
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Workers, especially younger ones, have been surprised to see their pay checks shrink as the temporary payroll tax cut has gone away and they are again paying their full 6.2 percent of wages in order to fund Social Security. To avoid further worsening Social Security’s financing challenges, under the law, the U.S. borrowed over $200 billion – in large part from foreign countries…
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Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the Chairmen of the subcommittees for the 113th Congress.
“I congratulate the new and returning Chairmen of each of the subcommittees,” said Camp. “The Committee faces a very busy Congress as we work to make our economy stronger and healthier. Achieving that goal includes making the…
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Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Subcommittee Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1509, the “Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012.” Their legislation, which passed late last evening, directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish…
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today congratulating and welcoming the new Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee:
“The Members joining our Committee will bring valuable experience, expertise and energy to the Committee – all of which are welcome as the Committee continues its mission of creating the best…
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Do Democrats really believe Social Security doesn't contribute to federal deficits and the national debt? They're certainly saying it a lot:
"Social Security does not add one penny to our debt, not a penny," Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, insisted Sunday on ABC'sThis Week.
During Monday's…
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