Thank you to our guests and witnesses for joining us today for this important hearing to review what we can do to help more parents go to work and help families escape poverty.
We clearly have lots of work to do, as we enter the sixth year of the so-called “Obama recovery.” Not only has this been the worst recovery for jobs and growth ever, but record numbers of Americans are…
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Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced H.R. 5260, the Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014, to combat fraud in the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program and better protect taxpayers and beneficiaries.
Upon introducing the bill, Chairman Johnson gave the following remarks on the House floor:
“Every…
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Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Ranking Member Charles Rangel (D-NY), along with 138 other Members, sent a letter to President Obama stating their concerns over the status of the agriculture market access negotiations with Japan and Canada in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, in particular the effort by…
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Hearing on Subsidized Job Programs and their Effectiveness in Helping Families Go to Work and Escape Poverty
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Involuntary Part-Time Employment Remains Nearly Double Pre-Recession Levels. The number of part-time workers who would prefer to work full-time has nearly doubled since 2007 to 7.5 million.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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As introduced on June 17, 2014, Ways…
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Yesterday, the Social Security Board of Trustees – folks who provide us with the results of Social Security’s annual financial check-up – again sounded the alarm over Social Security’s financial health.
Unless Congress does its job, full benefits can’t be paid on time beginning in just two years for those receiving disability benefits. Further, when today’s 48- year old…
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Good afternoon. Welcome to today’s hearing on advancing our trade agenda and trade with Africa. Before hearing from our witnesses, I’d like to make three points.
First, we are committed to a seamless, bipartisan renewal of AGOA well before its expiration in 15 months. Congressman Rangel and I worked closely in developing this hearing – having jointly selected all the witnesses…
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Hearing on What Workers Need to Know About Social Security as They Plan for Their Retirement
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Median Household Income Is Down $2,000 during the “Recovery.” As of May 2014, U.S. median household income is down by $2,061 from June 2009, when the Obama “recovery” began.
Source: CBS MoneyWatch, The Main Reason the U.S. Economy Isn't Doing Better.
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