Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference ratified the GOP Steering Committee’s recommendation that he serve as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the 113th Congress.   “I am honored that my House Republican colleagues have chosen me to serve as Chairman of the… Read more

Yesterday, the White House joined a chorus of leading Democrats who refuse to reform Social Security and protect benefits for future generations, claiming that it is currently “not a driver of the deficit.”  Senate Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today echoed this position saying we ought to put entitlement reform off for another time and repeating his claim that Social Security… Read more

Washington, DC - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a new report detailing repeated occasions when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) failed to protect beneficiaries who had their Social Security Number (SSN) compromised.  The findings also indicate that CMS has not taken adequate steps to… Read more

Today, when asked what the President’s plan was to save Social Security for future generations, top Obama advisor David Axelrod could not identify a single proposal that the President would consider, choosing instead to follow those like Vice President Biden and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) who have said Social Security is “fine.” “This is not the time” to discuss Social… Read more

Good morning and welcome to the fifth and last hearing in our series on securing the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance program.    Over the course of the series we’ve heard about the program’s striking and continuing growth: at a time when workers paying into the system have increased nearly 70 percent between 1970 and today, the number of people… 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 fifth hearing in the series entitled “Securing the Future of the Disability Insurance (DI) Program.”  This hearing will focus on key challenges facing the DI program and options to address those challenges. The hearing will take place on Friday,… 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 a hearing to examine the impact on beneficiaries of direct deposit of Social Security benefits.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 9:00… Read more

Recently, Vice President Biden stated, “Number one, I guarantee you, flat guarantee you, there will be no changes in Social Security.”  Biden’s comments follow those made by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who said that Social Security “is fine.”    This is bad news for those who will see their Social Security disability benefits slashed by 21 percent beginning in just… Read more

Washington, DC - Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) sent a letter to the Commissioner of Social Security, transmitting the legal opinion issued this week by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the agency’s decision to end two programs designed to help disability beneficiaries return to work; the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) and the… Read more

House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on removing Social Security numbers from beneficiaries’ Medicare cards.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30… Read more